Her story about being sick is only a ploy to get you to give her money.
asking me to take her shopping turned out to be a ploy to get me to the surprise party
Recent Examples on the WebBut, as has been the case in the last three elections here, Beijing’s ploys were ineffectual.—Eryk Michael Smith, Fox News, 4 May 2024 Fur trappers largely eradicated the animals from the American West as part of a ploy to keep Americans from settling in the area.—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ploy
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