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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Photo: Courtesy of Everett Collection Look to this film for another Christmastime tale of a shoplifting damsel in distress—this time, a single mother and war widow played by Janet Leigh.
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Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2024
This rhetoric of the male as a protector portrays women as helpless damsels incapable of defending themselves.
—Ivelisse Rodriguez, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
This is the first time that the gaming company released two video games that feature Princess Zelda and Princess Peach as playable protagonists instead of as just damsels in distress.
—Rudie Obias, Variety, 26 Sep. 2024
See recent attempts by Disney to broaden the scope of its Marvel and Star Wars franchises, or Nintendo this month transforming its popular damsel in distress Princess Zelda into a hero.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024
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Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2024
This rhetoric of the male as a protector portrays women as helpless damsels incapable of defending themselves.
—Ivelisse Rodriguez, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
This is the first time that the gaming company released two video games that feature Princess Zelda and Princess Peach as playable protagonists instead of as just damsels in distress.
—Rudie Obias, Variety, 26 Sep. 2024
See recent attempts by Disney to broaden the scope of its Marvel and Star Wars franchises, or Nintendo this month transforming its popular damsel in distress Princess Zelda into a hero.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Damsel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damsel. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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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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