often attributive
1
a
: a small-scale figure (as of a person or animal) usually with a cloth body and hollow head that fits over and is moved by the hand
b
2
3
: one whose acts are controlled by an outside force or influence
a puppet ruler
Examples of puppet in a Sentence
a dictator who was perceived as being an American puppet
gave her a puppet with strings for a gift
Recent Examples on the Web
Directed by Aidan Leary from his script written with C.R. Thompson, in his feature debut, Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round watches as a children’s TV show host, ensnared in a case of amnesia, must confront his missing memories as his puppet co-stars turn on him.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 July 2024
The library’s raccoon puppet wraps the owl — synonymous with Drake’s OVO brand — in a blanket and closes the storage bin’s lid on him in a ceremonial burial of sorts.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 8 July 2024
One of the most underrated gems from the 1990s is this Jim Henson Television puppet series that originally aired on the Playhouse Disney block of Disney Channel from 1997-2006.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024
Set near the Hungarian border during WWII in the Nazi puppet Slovak state, the novel embraces the imagery of the Death’s Head Moth, whose pattern reflects the same skull adopted by the Nazi SS, to force readers to confront a period Grofova says most Slovaks would prefer to forget.
—Will Tizard, Variety, 7 July 2024
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 July 2024
The library’s raccoon puppet wraps the owl — synonymous with Drake’s OVO brand — in a blanket and closes the storage bin’s lid on him in a ceremonial burial of sorts.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 8 July 2024
One of the most underrated gems from the 1990s is this Jim Henson Television puppet series that originally aired on the Playhouse Disney block of Disney Channel from 1997-2006.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024
Set near the Hungarian border during WWII in the Nazi puppet Slovak state, the novel embraces the imagery of the Death’s Head Moth, whose pattern reflects the same skull adopted by the Nazi SS, to force readers to confront a period Grofova says most Slovaks would prefer to forget.
—Will Tizard, Variety, 7 July 2024
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“Puppet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puppet. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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puppet
noun
pup·pet
ˈpəp-ət 
1
: a doll moved by hand or by strings or wires
2
3
: a person or a government whose acts are controlled by an outside force or influence
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