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Example Sentences
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They saw the heavy charges levelled against him as a typical ploy to get people to sign up.
From BBC
A clever ploy at first, the idea quickly turns into a nightmare primed for uncomfortable comedy.
From Los Angeles Times
That stunt is also one of TV’s grandest examples of why such ploys can backfire.
From Salon
It’s all been some ploy to get me up on stage to do a couple minutes.
From Los Angeles Times
This tariff-dividend ploy suffers from fanciful math, shoddy economics and — not least — considerable legal obstacles.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
