How to Use in distress in a Sentence

in distress

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• These are no damsels in distress; these are femmes in control.
  — Jake Smith, Glamour, 13 Sep. 2023
• Streets full of people in distress.
  — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
• When neighbors show up with a horse in distress, things stark to take a weird turn.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
• Things are looking bleak, and there’s no one around to help this damsel in distress.
  — Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 27 June 2024
• Bix sometimes finds herself in the role of a damsel in distress.
  — James Grebey, Vulture, 2 May 2025
• But less than a year later, the exchange is the one in distress.
  — WSJ, 26 Sep. 2023
• The only thing in distress here is her couture and a culture that would hold her back.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2024
• The uptick in distress continues a trend that started last year.
  — Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
• Flagg then limped to the bench, clearly in distress, before sitting down.
  — Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 16 Mar. 2025
• The protesters, in distress, can be heard calling for help.
  — Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
• Mia was reported to be in distress after falling through the ice of the pond.
  — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
• Standing water on a flat field is a symptom of a landscape in distress.
  — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
• Because no young girl or boy grows up pretending to be a damsel in distress or a sidekick.
  — Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 28 Nov. 2022
• Anyone who sees a pelican in distress should contact the group for help.
  — Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024
• How common are hoaxes pretending to be a loved one in distress?
  — Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2023
• Gone are the days of damsels in distress waiting for Prince Charming to save them.
  — Todd Plummer, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 May 2023
• A little over a decade ago, actresses in these kind of movies were handcuffed to the role of the damsel in distress.
  — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
• The oil paint on the cleaning rag began to resemble a woman in distress.
  — Brittanie Shey, Chron, 3 Mar. 2023
• Check yourself and your passengers for injuries and call for help if someone is in distress.
  — K.h. Koehler, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2026
• Christ pulls him out of a tiny hole, like a gallant medieval knight rescuing a maiden in distress.
  — Mary Dzon, The Conversation, 12 Dec. 2025
• After a brief conversation, the group agrees that the dog locked inside is in distress and needs help.
  — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 1 July 2024
• The highway patrol found the dog — trembling and in distress — tied to a pole in standing water.
  — Ella Thompson, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
• This case occurred when an otter cub was captured in a fishing net and pulled to shore while crying out in distress.
  — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
• If a vessel was in distress, running aground on a sandy beach was rarely an option, as there were few such beaches to speak of.
  — Longreads, 4 May 2023
• In the past, all have provided at least temporary shelter to refugees in distress.
  — Edna Tarigan and Reza Saifullah, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2023
• Now, few white knights are left to rescue FTX and others in distress.
  — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 11 Nov. 2022
• Sam had even called his mother and sister in distress about the man, who had threatened to kill him and his dog and to set his tent on fire.
  — Jose A. Del Real, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
• One fan asked for a photo while Roan was having a fight with her girlfriend and was clearly in distress.
  — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2024
• Not for one second does Lepard’s script reduce Zephyr to a mere damsel in distress.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 17 May 2025
• The Coast Guard has put out a signal to other mariners for the survivors in distress.
  — Chris Boccia, ABC News, 1 Jan. 2026