marionettes

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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

Men who couldn’t, or worse, didn’t want to, were portrayed as marionettes tied to and practically strangled by their mothers’ apron strings.

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2024

Think of the pins as marionettes with nylon cords attached to their heads.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2023

Built in the 1980s, its use declined as long-string marionettes fell out of fashion in favour of glove and rod puppets like The Muppets.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2022

The puppets—marionettes, he could see now that they were marionettes hanging off the wall—were spookily realistic, and yet like nothing he’d ever seen.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker