Sentence examples for to desist from inspiring English sources

He was told to desist.

The man agreed to desist and Salinger dropped the suit.

They had warned Davorin, even before the beating, to desist.

Salan wrote a letter, from prison, advising the OAS terrorist army to desist.

It was, perhaps, retaliation for initial American air strikes, and a warning to desist.

MSF has repeatedly called for combatants to desist from hitting civilian targets.

Investors should press their companies to agree within industry-wide associations to desist from bribes collectively.

The tribunals can only levy small fines and give an order to desist.

A cease-fire, brokered by Norway, has bound them both to desist from military offensives.

Lily, who shouted at the youths to desist, was in terror of her life.

It is not certain whether the late Cardinal Basil Hume told the rule-breaker to desist.