puppet

Example Sentences

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An animatronic puppet has been trotted out like a real-life celebrity in advance of the movie’s Friday opening, putting Grogu’s high-tech internal machinery—and the puppeteers operating it out of sight with remote controls—to the test.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

At his Senate confirmation hearing, Warsh insisted that he would "absolutely not" be a puppet for the president.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

In such moments, he would say later, he only need remind himself of an old adage in the puppet arts.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

A virtual puppet trained to sound like a CEO doesn’t improve culture.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

The Soviet premier had worked him like a puppet, leaving him with two awful options.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin