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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This is the first time that the gaming company released two video games that feature Princess Zelda and Princess Peach as playable protagonists instead of as just damsels in distress.
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Rudie Obias, Variety, 26 Sep. 2024
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.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024
Initially the group’s damsel in distress, Daphne grew into a more independent character that could fend for herself.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
She’s been the damsel in distress (Dead Calm, Far and Away), the femme fatale (Moulin Rouge, The Human Stain), the unknowable ingenue (Birthday Girl, Dogville), the witch (Practical Magic, Bewitched).
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2024
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Rudie Obias, Variety, 26 Sep. 2024
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.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024
Initially the group’s damsel in distress, Daphne grew into a more independent character that could fend for herself.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
She’s been the damsel in distress (Dead Calm, Far and Away), the femme fatale (Moulin Rouge, The Human Stain), the unknowable ingenue (Birthday Girl, Dogville), the witch (Practical Magic, Bewitched).
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Damsel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damsel. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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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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