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puppet show

American  

noun

  1. an entertainment, as a play or musical revue, in which the performers are puppets.


Etymology

Origin of puppet show

First recorded in 1640–50

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

You might not have noticed it in the live-action scenes, but the dioramic sets on which Dot’s puppet show was filmed make everything larger than life.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2023

Kyle went into the Children’s Room, where kids were reading books with their moms and dads or watching a puppet show or listening to a storyteller or singing along with Mother Goose and her goslings.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein