puppet
Example Sentences
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Firmin said the person who took the puppet "did the right thing" to confess.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
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
Dunk, a hedge knight who cannot abide the strong preying on the weak, might have intervened regardless of his romantic feelings for Tanselle, the Dornish puppet master who treated him kindly.
From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026
It was their second year at the Chinatown event and they made a day of it, with purchases that included a lion dance puppet, Pokémon goods and even some milagros, small charms, from Olvera Street.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026
The Golden Hours grabbed her shoulders, and she sagged like a puppet whose strings had been cut.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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