desert
noun
a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all.
had deserted
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past perfectof desert.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Out of nowhere, McIlroy took control of a swing that had deserted him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
In December 2022, Kazakhstan deported a Russian intelligence officer, Mikhail Zhilin, who had deserted.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
He had deserted from the army during Saddam's war with Iran in the 1980s.
From Reuters ● Mar. 14, 2023
However, Urumqi authorities did issue an unusual apology late on Friday - vowing to punish anyone who had deserted their duty.
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2022
On the morning of the sixth day since Shinae had deserted them, there was a loud knocking on their front gate.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
