puppet show
Americannoun
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puppet shows
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of puppet show
First recorded in 1640–50
Example Sentences
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“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
It was “like you’re watching a puppet show but you can’t see the strings,” one person said.
From Salon ● May 6, 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
Patrons laughed at a corny but cute puppet show starring Casa Bonita’s dishes, from a chirpy hard-shelled taco to a coquettish sopaipilla.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2025
This is an exact report of the hideous puppet show aired on the radio.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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