puppet

Example Sentences

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Elmo, the famous red puppet from Sesame Street, posted on X about the finals earlier this week.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

An animatronic puppet has been trotted out like a real-life celebrity in advance of the movie’s Friday opening, putting Grogu’s high-tech internal machinery—and the puppeteers operating it out of sight with remote controls—to the test.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

At his Senate confirmation hearing, Warsh insisted that he would "absolutely not" be a puppet for the president.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

“No one asked them to do this. Someone just wanted to do a kids puppet show in some garage in North Carolina and now they’ve created a simulacra.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

“People aren’t hard to understand, except you. And you’re so smart, I figured you had everyone on your puppet strings.”

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia