desert
noun
a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all.
am deserting
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present progressiveof desert (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"I feel almost as if I am deserting my post," she told him, with a rather piteous smile.
From The Top of the World by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell
I am deserting my father and abandoning everything.
From The Sea-Gull by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
"They must be nearer war in Washington than we are here, for I can contemplate an Artists' Festival without feeling that I am deserting my country in its hour of need."
From Brenda's Bargain A Story for Girls by Helen Leah Reed
"Bonjour, Sir Dennis; sorry I am deserting the villa as you are making your entree."
From A Heart-Song of To-day by Annie Gregg Savigny
“I––I feel that––that I am deserting you, 307 that you trusted me to help you with a splendid work,” she said, with head bent down.
From The Peace of Roaring River by W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef) Koerner
