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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Sinner, 15 years younger than Djokovic, still has not lost a set in the tournament while advancing to his maiden Roland Garros final.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The movie revolves around 10 year old time-traveling rainbow-child Arco, who lives in the distant future of 2932, but gets trapped in 2075 when his maiden flight does not go to plan.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
Noun
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There are maids on the farm where Alma (Hanna Heckt), one of the quartet of main characters in Sound of Falling, is growing up — women in uniform who bustle around the house and the grounds.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
14 May 2025
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And then, with their faces covered and heads bowed, the ‘maids walk to the church and file into the pews for Serena’s wedding to High Commander Wharton.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
13 May 2025
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“Damsel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damsel. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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