Example Sentences

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He’s worried fans will desert the game, yes.

From Washington Times • Aug. 22, 2018

My friends will desert me if they know about you.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 21, 2015

At some point, if Apple continues to go that way, people will desert them, too.”

From The Guardian • Sep. 5, 2015

“Our friends in this effort will desert us,” Kerry said.

From Washington Post • Jul. 19, 2015

“I’ll fly more missions. Or maybe I really will desert and let them catch me. They probably would.”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller