How to Use in distress in a Sentence

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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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Whines, Yelps, and Pups in Distress Coyotes make yelps and whines when being submissive or in distress.
  — Jay Cassell, Field & Stream, 21 June 2023
• The district wants the companies to pay for the costs of dealing with children who are in distress or distracted from their schoolwork.
  — Helen Lee Bouygues, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023
• The individual reported there was no one in or around the lake in distress.
  — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 19 July 2023
• Who wouldn’t read that list of symptoms and diagnose a society in distress?
  — Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2023
• The teen characters are frequently in distress, and there are jump scares, ominous music and dark scenes.
  — Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
• But those flags can't help spot, or help, someone in distress, and are no replacement for lifeguards, Benjamin said.
  — Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2024
• After that struggle ends, Otieno appears to be in distress through the window, covering his face with his hands.
  — Campbell Robertson, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Mar. 2023
• In the feature, Brown plays Princess Elodie, an outwardly typical damsel in distress who learns to fight for herself.
  — Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 28 May 2024