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

At first, Gilardo sent admonishing messages, but he soon desisted.

From Slate • Oct. 28, 2023

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

Little by little, the drummers desisted, and one by one the players disassembled the performance.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 31, 2014

I didn’t need much talking into, but at the last minute, Patria desisted.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez