puppet show

NOUN

entertainment by puppets

Synonyms

STRONGEST

puppetry

WEAK

Punch and Judy show marionettes puppet play

Example Sentences

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For the price of a regular movie ticket, the Roxy’s patrons could also watch the singer, the puppet show and the comedian, live.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

The satirical puppet show, Spitting Image, portrayed him as a leather-clad bovver boy, the enforcer of the Iron Lady's doctrine.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025

Others say the rise of computer-generated imagery has led to a new appreciation of tactile experiences like crafting a puppet or watching a live puppet show where you can “feel the tension in the strings.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2024

They can leave whenever they’re ready, and announce their new identity, but only after they expel their stories before the others in a puppet show.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2023

He was making a living with his traveling puppet show and the monkey fortuneteller.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios