Sentence examples for a complete desertion from inspiring English sources

According to such a Historicist diagnosis of modernity that culminates in the "death of God," the alternative seems to be either a radical self-assertion and self-creation that runs the risk of being arbitrary (as in Nietzsche) or a complete desertion of the modern ideal of self-autonomous freedom (as in early Foucault).

Look for a major or complete desertion of the colony by all adult bees over a short period of time.

This "is not a strike, it is a desertion," he said, and then sacked the entire force.

For some lesbians, FTMs represented a betrayal of womanhood and a desertion of lesbian community.

A second desertion meant walking the line again, 36 times.

A salutary desertion that from time to time allows you to enter the heart of the matter.

A father's desertion of family is such a good, complicated subject, it deserved a less crudely extreme explanation.

When the fleet arrived, it faced an angry demonstration from Bostonians who considered the French departure from Newport a desertion.

Winter duty was especially difficult and over the 32 years in the park, the army experienced a fairly high desertion rate.

Everyone considered it a form of desertion.

"There was a desertion," said Abu Majid.