Wondering how to use Ploy in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as gambit or remark.
Ploy meaning
- A tactic, strategy, or scheme.
- Sport; frolic.
- Employment.
Synonyms of Ploy
Using Ploy
- The main meaning on this page is: A tactic, strategy, or scheme. | Sport; frolic. | Employment.
- Useful related words include: gambit, remark, comment, stratagem.
- In the example corpus, ploy often appears in combinations such as: ploy to, ploy by, the ploy.
Context around Ploy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 14 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ploy
- In this selection, "ploy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, surprise, deliberate, crafted and though stand out and add context to how "ploy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a bad ploy by the and a deliberate ploy by the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ploy" sits close to words such as aristocracy, aroma and attendants, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ploy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Let’s assume for a moment that this is an actual negotiation ploy, though. (14 words)
In a ploy that could be interpreted as playing mind games, Mokwena also highlighted Pirates’ game model. (17 words)
It’s a passage where the conventional dry-an-end-up ploy would have frustrated the Australian batters. (18 words)
Mr Adebutu is praying the court to restrain any of the respondents (except the APC chairman) from arresting him, an act he described as a ploy to prevent him from prosecuting his governorship election petition against the governor. (38 words)
But when the time comes for them to kill the Saviors, it is revealed that it was all a ploy, and the plan goes out with a bang as the Scavengers turn on the group. (35 words)
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Wednesday denounced the recent indictment of former President Donald Trump as simply a ploy to distract from the many probes into President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter. (35 words)
It could be a well-crafted ploy by the said genius to take over the narrative in the ultimate aim to…what? (22 words)
Example sentences (20)
Botha claimed two, including that of Chris Gayle, thanks to another surprise ploy that saw the converted off-spinner open the bowling.
But it's all just a ploy to get you to call a premium rate international number that will quietly drain your bank.
But the ploy was foiled because officers had already visited the address as part of the investigation, at a time when the window was intact.
But when the time comes for them to kill the Saviors, it is revealed that it was all a ploy, and the plan goes out with a bang as the Scavengers turn on the group.
Eddie, who ran the race team Jordan GP team between 1991 and 2005, credited the ploy with creating a boom in motorsport.
Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur, beaming after securing his first win at the helm of the Scuderia, confirmed the ploy was Sainz’s idea.
Finn sees this "paper energy" as nothing more than a ploy by FortisBC to continue supplying B.C. buildings with natural gas.
First, there was Jessica Roberts (Rekha Sharma), who had the temerity to threaten Caligula in her ploy to escape Misty's basement.
He expressed his frustration and disappointment, stating that the lack of allocation was a deliberate ploy by the government to mar the spirit and celebrations in the region.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Wednesday denounced the recent indictment of former President Donald Trump as simply a ploy to distract from the many probes into President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter.
In 1984, police blocked London’s Dartford Tunnel in a ploy to stop Kentish miners from supporting their striking colleagues in Nottinghamshire.
In a ploy that could be interpreted as playing mind games, Mokwena also highlighted Pirates’ game model.
It could be a well-crafted ploy by the said genius to take over the narrative in the ultimate aim to…what?
It might not be a bad ploy by the skipper on the surface which has assisted the seamers more than the spinners.
It’s a passage where the conventional dry-an-end-up ploy would have frustrated the Australian batters.
Kendall said he was grateful for among Republicans in the senate who think Tuberville’s ploy is misguided, despite frustration with the Pentagon’s abortion tourism rule.
Let’s assume for a moment that this is an actual negotiation ploy, though.
Meanwhile, his social media actions have spurred speculations about his intention, with some wondering whether it could be a supposed ploy to get talked about.
Mr Adebutu is praying the court to restrain any of the respondents (except the APC chairman) from arresting him, an act he described as a ploy to prevent him from prosecuting his governorship election petition against the governor.
On Friday, Putin ordered a 36-hour ceasefire for the celebrations, but Kyiv rejected it as Moscow’s ploy to buy time and regroup and Russian and Ukrainian forces exchanged artillery fire after the announcement.
Common combinations with ploy
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- ploy to 81×
- ploy by 23×
- the ploy 20×
- as ploy 15×
- political ploy 14×
- was ploy 11×
- just ploy 9×
- marketing ploy 8×
- is ploy 8×
- ploy of 7×