desert
noun
a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all.
are deserting
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present progressiveof desert.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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Listen to Defecting online: How soldiers are deserting the Burmese army from Trending on the BBC World Service.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2022
It is also part of a global trend, in which populations are deserting leafier areas for the attractions of a denser inner city.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 10, 2018
The rats are deserting what is, hopefully, a sinking ship.
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2017
But fund-raising clients are deserting the likes of Barclays and Credit Suisse for Goldman Sachs and J.P.
From Economist ● Oct. 15, 2015
“The rats are deserting the ship. We must be sinking!”
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
