hand puppet
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of hand puppet
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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We also like anchoring a basket with a special book, stuffed animal or toy — a sweet Folkmanis hand puppet and a white Lego rabbit are new favorites.
From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2023
You might even consider getting a hand puppet or small stuffed animal to assist.
From Slate • Aug. 13, 2021
When teaching the chicks to hunt and other crane behaviors, they dress in baggy costumes with the neck of a crane-head hand puppet holding in one loose, black-tipped “wing.”
From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2021
Second place receives a fabulous soft rubbery hand puppet depicting a, well, some indeterminate aquatic creature; guesses included a shark, barracuda, alligator and dinosaur.
From Washington Post • Jul. 1, 2021
He began tossing things out —a Ping-Pong paddle, a cowboy hat, a hand puppet, swim fins.
From "Wolfie & Fly" by Cary Fagan
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