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• Best of all, there isn’t a damsel in distress in sight.
  — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2024
• But less than a year later, the exchange is the one in distress.
  — WSJ, 26 Sep. 2023
• Things are looking bleak, and there’s no one around to help this damsel in distress.
  — Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 27 June 2024
• Gone are the days of damsels in distress waiting for Prince Charming to save them.
  — Todd Plummer, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 May 2023
• These are no damsels in distress; these are femmes in control.
  — Jake Smith, Glamour, 13 Sep. 2023
• Now, few white knights are left to rescue FTX and others in distress.
  — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 11 Nov. 2022
• Ships in distress had radioed out dits and dahs from the era of the Titanic to the era of Titanic.
  — Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2024
• The only thing in distress here is her couture and a culture that would hold her back.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2024
• 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
• In Alameda, a firefighters and the Coast Guard responded to a boat in distress of the island’s shore.
  — Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2024
• But then, the next day, a lobsterman, who owned a boat like the one reported to be in distress, called Stillwell.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 15 Apr. 2023
• 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 oil paint on the cleaning rag began to resemble a woman in distress.
  — Brittanie Shey, Chron, 3 Mar. 2023
• But the damsel isn’t in distress, the monster isn’t so bad, and some raunchy jokes may go over kids’ heads (but will likely delight parents).
  — Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
• The Adriana was a chance to showcase the agency’s ability to detect ships in distress and save lives.
  — Karam Shoumali, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2023
• McCall emphasized that the person in distress does not have to be the person who calls the Teen Lifeline.
  — Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2023
• The man who was in distress thanked the officers profusely.
  — Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 17 June 2023
• 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
• 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
• Anyone who sees a pelican in distress should contact the group for help.
  — Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024
• The drones are tasked with detecting swimmers in distress and can drop a flotation device the swimmer can grab on to.
  — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 27 July 2024
• Princess Peach, far from being a damsel in distress, is a genuine leader of the Mushroom Kingdom.
  — WIRED, 9 Nov. 2023
• According to accounts, Neely was yelling and in distress.
  — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 26 May 2023
• The video shows Bernard appear to be in distress and speaking with an officer while pacing.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2023
• Deputies were dispatched to Mountain View Point on a report of a swimmer in distress around 1:51 p.m. local time.
  — Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024
• 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
• How common are hoaxes pretending to be a loved one in distress?
  — Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2023
• Wildlife officials have also said the attacks were likely a sign P-22 was in distress.
  — Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2022
• Upon seeing his son in distress, Debose jumped from the boat to help his son, according to witnesses present on the scene.
  — Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
• Initially the group’s damsel in distress, Daphne grew into a more independent character that could fend for herself.
  — Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 1 Nov 2024