Upon observing his treatment of people as mere puppets, Mary attacks him.

Suddenly, in art, people were more than mere puppets playing out roles.

However, he had virtually no power, and was regarded as a mere puppet to Trujillo.

We were not mere puppets, but men and women making our own choices.

Somoza intended for Argüello to be a mere puppet and keep real power in his own hands until he could run again.

However, he was not content to be a mere puppet, as Carmona had been.

The spirits are well aware that he was a mere puppet in Marge's plans and level their anger at her.

Provide only the guidelines that an omnipotent being can offer without making its people mere puppets.

Both were the mere puppets of factions, who deserted them at once.

They are not to be reduced to mere puppets responding to influence from below.