desert
noun
a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all.
is deserting
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present progressiveof desert (3rd person singular).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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But the rate is half the national level for Californians under 35, and they are precisely the group that is deserting the West Coast for “cost of living” reasons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2025
Extract: The five-minute extract in the link shows what Hannity looks like when he is deserting a sinking ship.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 16, 2017
By dying, the beloved mother of Charles is deserting him.
From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2015
They feel squeezed between a group that is deserting them and making them bear the brunt of social change and a group that is threatening their schools, neighborhoods and jobs.
From Time Magazine Archive
If they run into Americans, he will say he is deserting.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
