desist
verb (used without object)
to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop.
desisted
Example Sentences
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Anderson "desisted" when the woman did not say yes and left the bedroom, at which point the complainant heard her vomiting in the bathroom.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026
This inaugural episode was met with a cease-and-desist letter from Fox News, and while Carlson neither ceased nor desisted, it ultimately didn’t matter, because “Tucker on Twitter” did not sustain its initial momentum.
From Slate ● May 17, 2024
The next week, her lawyer sent a letter to BRIC, saying that unless Zahedi desisted from airing any episodes featuring footage of Field or the children, she would “commence legal action.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2019
During that time I’d desisted not only from buying a new wallet but even from cancelling or replacing my credit cards and my driver’s license and my health-insurance card.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 25, 2018
She saw the terrible agony and the lips tightened down to hold back the cry and desisted.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
