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Example sentences for: ploys

How can you use “ploys” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Most consumers, studies have shown, believe themselves impervious to the pitiful ploys of advertising.
The winner is the master of the cleverest ploys and strategems [ sic ]." Moreover, Chinese leaders are "quick to find fault in others" and try "always to appear bold and fearless."
Having read Larry's valedictory, I am impressed more with his plaintive, rhetorical ploys than his substantive argument.
There are far more ingratiating Foregone Conclusions than in such transparent ploys.
Short of bringing your own dinner in a paper bag (only acceptable for Carol Channing and people with severe food restrictions), Prudie suggests you incorporate the following two ploys: Do not finish everything you are served, and push the unconsumed portion around on your plate.