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to desert
01
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
02
leave behind
03
to leave the army, navy, etc. without permission or without fulfilling one's obligations
Desert
01
a large, dry area of land with very few plants, typically one covered with sand
02
(usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment
Example
The beach was deserted as the storm clouds rolled in.
The renegade deserted his unit and joined forces with the enemy, earning the disdain of his former comrades.
The beach was deserted at dusk, save for a few solitary figures walking along the shoreline, silhouetted against the fading light of the sun.
The soldier was labeled a coward for deserting his post during the war.
The soldier was marked AWOL after deserting his post and was subsequently apprehended.
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