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"desist from" is an acceptable phrase in written English
It is used to express the idea of stopping an activity or refrain from doing something. For example: "My parents asked me to desist from playing video games for so long every day."
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Therefore I desist from writing.
Why can't actors desist from trying to be musicians?
How can I desist from such an interesting hobby?
Southampton City Council should desist from this folly.
For once the pundits will desist From Hyper Bowl hyperbole.
But the Haggler still hopes that he will immediately cease and desist from using the name.
MSF has repeatedly called for combatants to desist from hitting civilian targets.
Offenders usually desist from crime only after many twists and turns.
Investors should press their companies to agree within industry-wide associations to desist from bribes collectively.
Please desist from pursuing this matter and further upsetting my fiancée.
Will Bones ever desist from singing "Ode to Billie Joe," over and over?
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