Example Sentences

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Damsels in distress take different forms and come with diverse temperaments, skill sets and screams.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2024

“I have to embrace the fact people find me divisive, but I find it remarkable. I was very disturbed by the hatred Damsels in Distress received.”

From The Guardian • Sep. 15, 2014

After the tonal misstep that was Damsels in Distress, The Cosmopolitans is a return to form.

From Slate • Aug. 28, 2014

There are not a lot of Stillman movies around — he has made four since 1990, his most recent being 2011's "Damsels in Distress" — so this addition to the oeuvre feels like a gift.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2014

Ye Damsels of the Morning Hills, why lie ye thus dismayed?

From The Bacchae of Euripides by Euripedes