damsel

Example Sentences

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Above us swallows dart through the air, Graeme takes a picture of a damsel fly and the brook to our side continues to babble.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 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

I never imagined Marion as a damsel in distress in any sort of way.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2023

“Uh...thanks, but no. I’m sure you need this for some sort of merit badge, but I’m not a damsel in distress.”

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman