puppet

Example Sentences

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Critics say he is a member of the out-of-touch elite who lacks political experience and is acting as a puppet of party leader and main backer Cartes.

From Reuters

Joel controls the puppet strings or at least, the purse strings.

From Salon

I was like, ‘Oh, wow, this is what you can do with puppets?’

From Los Angeles Times

He has been painted as a somewhat insignificant player, a Viking "puppet" ruler, a minor nobleman held in power by the intruding army.

From BBC

She added, “Any initiatives for peace are unlikely to be adequately received by puppets controlled by Washington.”

From New York Times