damsel

Example Sentences

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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

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

Brash, violent protector Buffy turns to into a delicate damsel and stays in distress for much of the episode.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2023

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

At the abbey of white friars the fair damsel was waiting in a state of excitement.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White