marionette
Example Sentences
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At one point, he seems to become a marionette: the vertical line of the microphone stand dividing him in two, with gyrating arms and legs seemingly independent of each other.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2023
A classic marionette might have eight to 10 strings.
From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2023
Television’s first puppet superstar was a marionette, Howdy Doody.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2023
"The marionette is like the Stradivari of the puppet world," said Mark Mander, producer and director of Cinderella.
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2022
As if fixed to the same marionette bar, the serpents moved as one, tightening around the raft.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
