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

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said there was "no point" when the CBI's own members had deserted it.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2023

He had deserted from the army during Saddam's war with Iran in the 1980s.

From Reuters • Mar. 14, 2023

He said he had deserted the army for self-imposed incarceration in “a giant, demented prison.”

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden