is deserting
- present progressive of desert (3rd person singular).
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
Lippmann feels not so much that he is deserting Washington, but that Washington has deserted him.
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
