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damsel

[dam-zuhl] / ˈdæm zəl /


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See recent attempts by Disney to broaden the scope of its Marvel and Star Wars franchises, or Nintendo this month transforming its popular damsel in distress Princess Zelda into a hero.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 23, 2024

Above us swallows dart through the air, Graeme takes a picture of a damsel fly and the brook to our side continues to babble.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2024

The minute Furiosa starts gnawing on her captor’s fuel line, though, Miller makes it clear that this wee captive is no damsel in distress.

From New York Times May 15, 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

A damsel in distress starts screaming and he forgets all about winning the game to go rescue her?

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein

So, Ichikawa played beautiful damsels, as well as witches, samurai and even animals throughout his career.

From Seattle Times Sep. 15, 2023

One of the ovals’ long-tressed damsels is encountering a rearing leopard, and the other seems unfazed by a yellow serpent.

From New York Times May 7, 2023

In Act 2, they reprise the song, this time as the husbands of two of those damsels, Rapunzel and Cinderella.

From Washington Post Mar. 16, 2023

"I got myself into action films because I didn't believe that women were damsels in distress. Their stories need to be told correctly," Yeoh says.

From BBC Mar. 9, 2023

In Gran’s stories, damsels in distress were always trapped in towers.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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