marionettes
Example Sentences
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My timings, my instincts, the way that I thought, the way I saw it in my head could be expressed through these really high-tech marionettes on a computer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025
Men who couldn’t, or worse, didn’t want to, were portrayed as marionettes tied to and practically strangled by their mothers’ apron strings.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
The childlike appeal of marionettes, animation, or even Claymation elements is essential to great Christmas episodes in my opinion.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2023
And there were women that also did these marionette shows, and they would wear ball gowns to work marionettes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
“The marionettes don’t just swing around in thin air over a couple of hay bales.”
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
