Example Sentences

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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

Sir William Rothenstein, president of London's Royal College of Arts, felt justified in feeling peeved that day in 1923: his star pupil was deserting him.

From Time Magazine Archive

Some freshmen could not believe their own House leader was deserting the cause.

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