damsel

Example Sentences

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She’s a talented player who’s learning the ropes, not a damsel in distress.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2024

Dunst, 41, says it is refreshing her character is the lead in an action film and not a "damsel in distress".

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2024

Working from Andrew Lobel’s script, the director Michael Mohan delivers his damsel — a fresh-faced American, Cecilia, played by Sydney Sweeney — to the convent with unceremonious briskness.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2024

But also, it has a lot of humor surrounding it, because it's that damsel in distress kind of character.

From Salon • Jul. 29, 2023

I experienced this as his attempt to rescue the damsel from the beast.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates