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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Infiniti’s portrayal of Willa has drawn praise for subverting the trope of the damsel in distress, instead becoming her very own heroine in the tale.
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
That includes the requisite talking animal sidekick, Donkey (Eddie Murphy), and the damsel in distress, Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz).
—Skyler Trepel September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Dark Towers, crooked wizard towers, towers with damsels in distress.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Nintendo’s original damsel in distress first appeared in the 1981 game, kidnapped by DK for Mario (then called Jumpman) to rescue.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
That includes the requisite talking animal sidekick, Donkey (Eddie Murphy), and the damsel in distress, Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz).
—Skyler Trepel September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Dark Towers, crooked wizard towers, towers with damsels in distress.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Nintendo’s original damsel in distress first appeared in the 1981 game, kidnapped by DK for Mario (then called Jumpman) to rescue.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for damsel
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“Damsel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damsel. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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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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