- plural of marionette.
marionettes
Example Sentences
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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 The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025
“Initially, when I pitched the show I wanted to do an Almodóvar film with marionettes and Adult Swim very wisely said, ‘This is going to create more complications for you,’” he recalls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025
The childlike appeal of marionettes, animation, or even Claymation elements is essential to great Christmas episodes in my opinion.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2023
An air of phoniness looms over the characters, who appear like marionettes in Coté’s cool, distant tableaux.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
It was as though the masked wizards on the ground were puppeteers, and the people above them were marionettes operated by invisible strings that rose from the wands into the air.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
