damsel

Example Sentences

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Her performance adds an additional layer of mystery in that it is never quite clear whether she is a manipulative femme fatale, a damsel in distress or a woman just trying to figure herself out.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 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

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