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Discover LudwigThe phrase "as a puppet" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who is being controlled or manipulated by another person or entity, often without their own agency.
Example: "He felt like he was being used as a puppet in their political game, with no say in the decisions being made."
Alternatives: "like a marionette" or "as a pawn".
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The single most beautiful moment is at the start as a puppet catches sight of a puppeteer and shies away.
Mr Sturanovic was widely seen as a puppet.
Investigators describe her as a "puppet" in his hands.
"It's sort of video as a puppet," Mr. Roth said.
In the past, the Taliban have described Mr. Karzai as a "puppet leader" and the Afghan government as a "puppet government".
It will be a help that he cannot be portrayed as a puppet of Washington.
The moment a government is perceived as a puppet of the Americans, it loses that credibility".
They've framed the production as a puppet show whose marionettes are cleverly replaced by live actors.
Today, Shah Shuja is widely reviled in Afghanistan as a puppet of the West.
Shuja was swiftly seen as a puppet of the invading army.
The regime ridiculed Pence's hosts, Australia, as a puppet state toeing the US imperialist line.
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