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

Spence is deserting its old buildings to move into nine Georgian floors farther uptown�still just off Fifth Avenue.

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