desert
noun
a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all.
was deserting
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past progressiveof desert.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He was arguing defiantly he would carry on, but that defiance drained away as it became clear his capacity to viably govern was deserting him.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
His memory, such an important element of his success, was deserting him.
From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2019
I did not even feel I was deserting my post, as the debate between the three party leaders was final confirmation that the language of the commentary box has become the lingua franca of TV.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 18, 2010
Then, in the face of charges that he was deserting the volunteers he had mobilized, he offered to construct a third force that would exert leverage on the major parties.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was not to think that he was deserting her: it was quite the contrary.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
