as in girl
a young unmarried woman
knights are celebrated in fairy tales for rescuing damsels in distress
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Recent Examples of damsel
Bix sometimes finds herself in the role of a damsel in distress.
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James Grebey, Vulture, 2 May 2025
But the excitement over defeating the evil scientists and saving the damsel is distorted by the sound of Gemma’s distressed cries.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 21 Mar. 2025
That’s where actress Brandy Friday (Rae) finds herself, alongside an AI co-star that is a rendering of the late starlet Dorothy Chambers (Corrin) who portrays Brandy’s love interest, the stunning damsel Clara.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2025
Too often, we’re only meant to play the roles we’ve been historically assigned: lone heroine, damsel in distress, princess, witch.
—Maya Silver, Outside Online, 16 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for damsel
James Grebey, Vulture, 2 May 2025
But the excitement over defeating the evil scientists and saving the damsel is distorted by the sound of Gemma’s distressed cries.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 21 Mar. 2025
That’s where actress Brandy Friday (Rae) finds herself, alongside an AI co-star that is a rendering of the late starlet Dorothy Chambers (Corrin) who portrays Brandy’s love interest, the stunning damsel Clara.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2025
Too often, we’re only meant to play the roles we’ve been historically assigned: lone heroine, damsel in distress, princess, witch.
—Maya Silver, Outside Online, 16 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for damsel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for damsel
Noun
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The horse that is poised to pull the upset is Baeza, who has only won one race, a maiden at Santa Anita.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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In Greek myth, the Hesperides were maidens who guarded golden apples that, once eaten, promised everlasting life.—
Sean Kingsley,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2025
Noun
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You as a cook, a chef, a butler, a maid, the engineer.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2025
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Often Black women were relegated to stereotypical roles as maids, mammies, or exoticized figures.—
Ime Ekpo,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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“Damsel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damsel. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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