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

So how did this puppet show come into play?

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025

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

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

“I can do that puppet show for you now. Come to the barn.”

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker