How to Use puppetry in a Sentence

puppetry

noun
  • All the rest, in the usual way of thriller fiction, is puppetry and plot.
    — Cynthia Ozick, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2017
  • Most of it is in the basement of a church where after school the kids learn how to do puppetry.
    — Jessi Virtusio, Daily Southtown, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Her work has opened the doors for other Black women to do puppetry.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 21 Sep. 2023
  • There was puppetry and song and thousands of homemade signs and banners.
    — Delger Erdenesanaa, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
  • For Sesame, much of its core programming was built around puppetry.
    — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 June 2023
  • Zamora and the creators bandied about a host of ideas for how involved the puppetry should be.
    — Clint Worthington, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2021
  • Basil Twist’s avant guarde puppetry is recognized all over the world.
    — Carl Swanson, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Speaking of old, puppetry has been around for about 3,000 years.
    — Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 7 Mar. 2026
  • All blessings to anyone who saw such potential in the puppetry and waved that young man in.
    — Ellen McGirt, Fortune, 30 July 2022
  • It was so brilliantly conceived, like puppetry, but at an immense scale.
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
  • String, hand, rod, shadow – all the great puppetry forms are represented.
    — Samantha Swindler, OregonLive.com, 14 Feb. 2018
  • With your stop-motion film, what was gained by telling the story of this puppet through actual puppetry?
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Its depiction of all the characters and creatures in the world through puppetry.
    — Ollie Barder, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
  • There’s incredible puppetry in the show, and the music is every one of your favorite songs.
    — Haley Kluge, Variety, 1 June 2026
  • The films focus on real-time puppetry, allowing artists to build their vision and then breathe life into them.
    — Sun-Sentinel.com, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Segments with puppetry and behind-the-scenes footage were also included.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The two became fast friends, and Severns shared puppetry resources and tips with Lambert.
    — Paula Mejía, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2021
  • At that point, in a bit of cosmic puppetry, the descent stage lowered the rover gently to the surface on nylon cables.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 18 Feb. 2021
  • Muppet-style puppetry meant keeping the body out of the camera frame and using monitors to see how the puppets looked on screen.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Ortiz believes puppetry found him by accident.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Rocky was a seamless blend of puppetry and animation from Framestore.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
  • There’s more puppetry on the side as eerily quiet versions of Zazu and Pumbaa stand by.
    — Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2025
  • My father knew very well the power of puppetry to tell a story and how people could engage and connect to those characters.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Watch this puppet slam — short-form puppetry for adults — a performance that takes stabs at Valentine’s Day and love.
    — Maddie Browning, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Hameed provides the voice and remote puppetry, while Shah inhabits the bear costume onstage.
    — ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Jeremy Davis brings the goofy-sweet, bouncy snowman character of Olaf to life through puppetry, dance and song.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2023
  • There are also nods the Japanese form of puppetry known as bunraku and the bamana puppetry of Mali.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Based on the fable of Pegasus, the seven-part work is told through dance, music, puppetry and cinema.
    — Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The puppet show itself is a fun musical comedy for all ages, with a behind-the-scenes look into puppetry after the show.
    — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Who would've thought that a bunch of fuzzy puppetry—minus Kermit but plus a narrating Ludacris—would add up to such a good time?
    — Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Nov. 2022

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