Sentence examples for a puppet on a string from inspiring English sources

He turned a dangerous champion into a puppet on a string.

Do you love the kitsch and joy of the song contest but think Brussels treats the UK like a puppet on a string?

But he added: "Hopefully the status that goes with this salary will mean he's less likely to be a puppet on a string and will have some power".

At the beginning, a tiny conductor stands before a red curtain, spasmodically leading the overture like a puppet on a string.

Five thousand men shouted, "Guti," and Gutiérrez Hernández, a tiny bright figure, was drawn away from his teammates like a puppet on a string, raising his arm as if in surrender.

All that negotiation can make a car designer "feel they are getting directed like a puppet on a string," Mr. Farion said over a seafood dinner, after wrapping up a 12-hour day of discussions.

But I'm equally certain that I really saw Jeremy Paxman shouting at Sandie Puppet-on-a-String Shaw on telly last night.

A nervous flier might compare the bobbing plane to a puppet on a jerky string or the Drop Tower theme park ride.

Therein lies one peril for City: Being a puppet on a proprietor's strings means dancing to his bank balance.

Think of the bass line of Puppet on a String.

Previous British winners of the 52-year-old contest have been Sandie Shaw for 'Puppet On A String', Lulu for 'Boom Bang-a-Bang', Brotherhood Of Man for 'Save Your Kisses For Me' and Bucks Fizz, who sang 'Making Your Mind Up'.