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

Brash, violent protector Buffy turns to into a delicate damsel and stays in distress for much of the episode.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2023

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

The damsel who caused the laughter was of middle height, slender, with blond, wavy hair cascading to her waist.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine