deserting
Example Sentences
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But a major reason for voters deserting the party in past elections was inflation, an unwelcome phenomenon for households after several decades of stable or falling prices.
From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026
Perhaps, but it was symbolic of the solitary nature of his position, as he confronts some of the hardest choices of his presidency and some of his former allies appear to be deserting him.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025
But the Syrian army collapsed with surprising ease, with many troops deserting the battlefield, in the face of the HTS rebels’ onslaught.
From Slate ● Dec. 5, 2024
He treats his troops abominably, whether he’s deserting them in Egypt, condemning them to a death march through a Russian winter or sending them into the hopeless onslaught of Waterloo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
Caught in the middle, many villagers sneaked back to their home villages, deserting the strategic hamlets.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
