How to use "ploy" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "ploy" in popular movie and book plots

  • Thus, the play was designed not as Doucet's confession of his sins, but a ploy to extract a confession of guilt from Bilodeau.  - Lilies (film)
  • The boys realize that Cartman's little ploy may have ended Christmas for everyone and set out to make things right.  - Red Sleigh Down
  • Her final ploy was to pretend to be a full-time wheelchair user, leaving her as the last suspect.  - Batman: Dark Victory
  • At Satanas’ home, Eustache is used as a ploy to hide Mazamette in a box, but Satanas sees this through a spy-hole.  - Les Vampires
  • The envelope containing the finger was merely a ploy to lead Roark to Nancy.  - That Yellow Bastard
  • Glynnis, knowing that Daphne is locked up, uses this as a ploy to get Henry to dance with Clarissa.  - What a Girl Wants (film)
  • The androids are about to authorize the request, but lt Uhura reveals that this is a ploy to escape.  - I, Mudd
  • McNamara's ploy nearly succeeds.  - Hart's War
  • In reality, it is a ploy by the Catholic Church to get Hank out of the country, leaving the country without effective leadership.  - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
  • Using the ploy of hinting that she cares, the woman leads Arthur into believing there's hope if he can impress her.  - The Inheritors (Conrad and Ford novel)
  • Mrs Lackersteen tells Elizabeth that Flory is keeping a Burmese mistress as a deliberate ploy to send her to Verrall.  - Burmese Days
  • Holmes says "RACHE" was a ploy to fool the police.  - A Study in Scarlet
  • Danny takes responsibility for the incident, as a ploy to gain Smails' trust.  - Caddyshack
  • She tells him that it was all a ploy to get Albert to propose to her and she suspected he felt this way.  - The Swan (film)
  • He sees through the Witch's ploy when she suggests he leave Polly behind—not knowing Polly can get away by her own ring.  - The Magician's Nephew
  • Broulard then blithely offers Mireau's command to Dax, assuming that Dax's attempts to stop the executions were a ploy to gain Mireau's job.  - Paths of Glory

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