damsel
Example Sentences
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In Act 2, they reprise the song, this time as the husbands of two of those damsels, Rapunzel and Cinderella.
From Washington Post
And like a damsel in a fairy tale, he fell under her spell.
From The Verge
Such depictions are both overt — exaggerated breasts and barely clothed girls — and subtle, such as story lines in which girls are damsels in distress and secondary to boys.
From Washington Post
That Clarisse is more a straightforward damsel in distress is a bit disappointing, but within her are glimpses of the independence that have come to define many of Miyazaki’s girl protagonists.
From Los Angeles Times
Spanish-language television giant Univision Communications long has towered over its rivals, boosted by a steady stream of over-the-top Cinderella love stories, imported from Mexico, featuring downtrodden damsels and hunky ranch hands.
From Los Angeles Times
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