ventriloquists
- plural of ventriloquist.
Example Sentences
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At Barnum’s American Museum in New York City, visitors could see America’s first aquarium, a menagerie of exotic animals, performances by magicians and ventriloquists, and waxworks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026
“Representation is what got me into puppetry,” said Piphus Peace, explaining that watching performances by Judy Buch and Liz VonSeggen, both female ventriloquists, motivated her.
From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2022
The show was host to many imaginative puppeteers and ventriloquists, including Señor Wences, the Bill Baird Puppets and the pre-“Sesame Street” Muppets.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2021
Two of the last three winners of America’s Got Talent have been ventriloquists.
From The Guardian • May 8, 2018
I turned my head and talked sideways out of my mouth like one of those ventriloquists.
From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
