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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Scenes from this film-within-a-film play out in full, and feature Emma Mackey as a damsel escaping a hungry, humanoid fish creature, while a pair of mad scientists, played by comedy duo Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, attempt to study the ravenous creature.
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Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
The game saw Mario once again saving a damsel (Princess Peach, then called Toadstool) from his nemesis, Bowser (née King Koopa), which would remain his motivation for countless sequels for decades.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2026
Though set in Ghost Town with period garb, there are modern flourishes, such as tongue-in-cheek nods to the theme park’s attractions and a damsel in distress who ultimately proves to be anything but.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
After two seasons of Peter chasing around Rose Larkin, Isabel proves to be more than a distressed damsel, solidifying journalism’s crucial place in holding power accountable and aiding governmental investigations at large.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 19 Feb. 2026
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Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
The game saw Mario once again saving a damsel (Princess Peach, then called Toadstool) from his nemesis, Bowser (née King Koopa), which would remain his motivation for countless sequels for decades.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2026
Though set in Ghost Town with period garb, there are modern flourishes, such as tongue-in-cheek nods to the theme park’s attractions and a damsel in distress who ultimately proves to be anything but.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
After two seasons of Peter chasing around Rose Larkin, Isabel proves to be more than a distressed damsel, solidifying journalism’s crucial place in holding power accountable and aiding governmental investigations at large.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Damsel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damsel. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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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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