variants
or less commonly damosel
or damozel
Examples of damsel in a Sentence
knights are celebrated in fairy tales for rescuing damsels in distress
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The movie leans heavily into a popular action-movie convention: a damsel in distress.
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John Devore, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
But don’t call Sherry a damsel in distress.
—Tracy Nguyen, refinery29.com, 19 Mar. 2025
In stereotypical movies, the gallant hero saves the damsel through daring, dramatic action.
—Amanda Nguyen, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
Their days are taken up with shooting practice, lobster racing, pelting men with fruit, and slipping poison into unattended cups of tea—and best of all, there isn’t a damsel in distress in sight.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2025
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John Devore, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
But don’t call Sherry a damsel in distress.
—Tracy Nguyen, refinery29.com, 19 Mar. 2025
In stereotypical movies, the gallant hero saves the damsel through daring, dramatic action.
—Amanda Nguyen, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
Their days are taken up with shooting practice, lobster racing, pelting men with fruit, and slipping poison into unattended cups of tea—and best of all, there isn’t a damsel in distress in sight.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for damsel
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“Damsel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damsel. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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Middle English damesel "damsel," from early French dameisele (same meaning), from Latin domina "lady, mistress" — related to dame
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