ploys
- plural of ploy.
Example Sentences
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All were ploys with more moving parts and increased risk of going wrong.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
Their poverty, the fruit of Salieri’s malicious ploys, tests the limits of their endurance.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
That stunt is also one of TV’s grandest examples of why such ploys can backfire.
From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025
The texts are ploys to get unsuspecting victims to fork over their credit-card details.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025
In his glory days, Carpenter elevated the ploys and chicanery of his trade to a devilish art.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
