Sentence examples for a desertion from inspiring English sources

"There was a desertion," said Abu Majid.

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

One should not, however, view Otto II's efforts as a desertion of Germany in quest of the glories of ancient Rome.

Even the BBC's own news service joined the tabloid front pages in reporting a "desertion" of viewers for a show that averages 70 million internationally.

He thought he had deserted his parents; and even his intellectual and spiritual development entailed what could be understood as a desertion of old friends and principles.

Now, as the years pass, I see it most intensely as the story of Tom's leaving, a desertion reconsidered but not revoked.

It is tempting to see this abject apology as a commercial necessity to avoid a renewed boycott and a possible desertion of outraged readers.

It has been a rough 18 months, including a military coup and bloody unrest in Guinea, one of the company's two areas of operations – and a mass desertion of shareholders as a result.

To improve accuracy and avoid defamation, Wikipedia has added new layers of rules and editing, and the result has been a steady desertion by amateur editors and an increasing dominance by experts.

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.