marionette
Example Sentences
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He starts toward us with the awkward gait of a marionette.
From Literature
Metz’s workshop is directly behind Fairyland’s puppet stage, and it’s a mini marionette museum, filled with books, pictures and, of course, puppets.
From Los Angeles Times
Christmas lights glisten, a communal tree beckons to be decorated and a marionette handler wanders the grounds.
From Los Angeles Times
When she forced a cheery smile, she took on the appearance of a badly painted marionette.
From Literature
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 Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
