puppet

Example Sentences

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In March, Grogu popped up at the Oscars and host Conan O’Brien pointed out that the gleefully waving puppet seated next to actress Kate Hudson lacked the ability to applaud.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

“No one asked them to do this. Someone just wanted to do a kids puppet show in some garage in North Carolina and now they’ve created a simulacra.”

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

It was “like you’re watching a puppet show but you can’t see the strings,” one person said.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

During the next four centuries its realm steadily expanded until it ruled directly over much of central Mexico and indirectly, through puppet governments, as far south as Guatemala.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann