A vacant mind invites dangerous inmates, as a deserted mansion tempts wandering outcasts to enter and take up their abode in its desolate apartments. From LearnThat.org. [George S. Hilliard.]
The victim was lured to a deserted spot. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : the problems of deserted wives and children. ,a deserted village; a deserted farmhouse. ,The victim was lured to a deserted spot. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : He deserted his wife. ,None of his friends had deserted him. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used without object) : Many deserted during the food shortage. ,Troops were deserting to the enemy. From Dictionary.com.
"These are what they call the deserted beds," he said again. From Wordnik.com. [The Cruise of the Dazzler] Reference
Aratius, commander of Armenians, who had deserted from the Persians, VI. xiii. From Wordnik.com. [Procopius History of the Wars, Books V. and VI.] Reference
He was a 12-year-old street urchin deserted by his mother after they moved to Cambridge. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - NCAA Tournament's 10 most memorable moments] Reference
It has been stored in deserted mines, and used to build a golf course in Chesapeake, Virginia. From Wordnik.com. [Michele Swenson: The Urgency of Toxic Coal Ash Regulation and the Move to Clean Energy] Reference
One of them, who had deserted from the English navy, seized a big knife in the shape of a stiletto. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. I] Reference
MORE than 6000 men and women have deserted from the US army since the invasion of Iraq in March 2003. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Murtha on Rove: ‘He’s Sitting in His Air-Conditioned Office on His Big, Fat Backside, Saying Stay the Course’] Reference
Twenty thousand men have deserted from the army of the Potomac, and the number is every day increasing. From Wordnik.com. [Foreign and Colonial News] Reference
One reason for its now being deserted is certainly the seven k of bad but passable road that leads to it. From Wordnik.com. [Just in time for my trip] Reference
The majority of horror movies are set in deserted areas with limited proximity to towns and major cities. From Wordnik.com. [Clip du jour: Cell phones in horror movies never, ever work | EW.com] Reference
NL League of Alternative Baseball Reality league, largely because the staff that Kevin Brown deserted is in shambles. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Colon deal prompts experts to spend] Reference
Italians and Spaniards; who informed me they deserted from a French frigate that lay froze in at the head of Gaspe harbour. From Wordnik.com. [History of New Brunswick] Reference
Among them are also two Frenchmen who confess they were marines on board and deserted from a French frigate in Boston harbour. From Wordnik.com. [Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society] Reference
A bin deserted by two other men, from what I could learn, because of inability to make living wages. From Wordnik.com. [HOPS AND HOPPERS] Reference
Cautiously descending, I found the cabin deserted. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 33] Reference
It's totally deserted, which is surprising, because all around it are elite mansions. From Wordnik.com. [Global Voices in English » Ukraine: The Ruins and the Greed] Reference
The outcome had been so sudden, so surprising, that all power of expression deserted him. From Wordnik.com. [Keith of the Border] Reference
It was a year ago since I came this way; but I recall a deserted house about a mile up the dirt road. From Wordnik.com. [The Oakdale Affair] Reference
French had not "deserted" us, and second, that our retreat was merely a. From Wordnik.com. [Adventures of a Despatch Rider] Reference
Did the Bucs really believe that Rolle had "deserted" his teammates when he accepted a Rhodes Scholarship?. From Wordnik.com. [Context and tone] Reference
How was it going to look if I 'deserted' her in Europe. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
Goldsmith's, he said, would now be the "deserted" village. From Wordnik.com. [English Men of Letters: Crabbe] Reference
Himself the Lord of the temple, and that it became "deserted" when He finally left it?. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
Jason Leopoldin broke the story of a 35 year old Rabbi, Canadian born, who "deserted" the US. From Wordnik.com. [Wake Up From Your Slumber - The Truth Will Set You Free] Reference
I am sure they are worth knowing, they have so suddenly recalled the deserted roses to your cheeks.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Curate and His Daughter, a Cornish Tale] Reference
The sites are also mainly deserted which is a shame & the only tourists of any number are at the main 2 sites. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
The Irish gentry who complain that their tenants "deserted" them must learn where they themselves failed their tenants. From Wordnik.com. [Irish Books and Irish People] Reference
Except for religious exemptions, and the fact that he "deserted" after the surviving generals disbanded the youth groups. From Wordnik.com. [Pharyngula] Reference
The fact seemed to call forth his neighbors 'admiration, just as the tale that he had been "deserted" called forth their pity. From Wordnik.com. [The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story] Reference
The streets are mostly deserted, which is good. From Wordnik.com. [City of Glass] Reference
"deserted" battery opened fire and lobbed a shell or two into the. From Wordnik.com. [The Doings of the Fifteenth Infantry Brigade August 1914 to March 1915] Reference
At least half of the 50 pilots and technicians in his unit have deserted, he said. From Wordnik.com. [An Afghan Defector's Story] Reference
A Pakistani village called Asif, located at the foot of the ridge, is totally deserted. From Wordnik.com. [The War In Thin Air] Reference
Tony EmersonIRAQ | THE NIGHTMARE ENDSBaghdad's shops were shuttered, its dusty streets deserted. From Wordnik.com. [THERE'S GOLD IN THEM STATES] Reference
"" 6 Days '' concerns an acerbic cargo pilot and an acerbic magazine editor who crash-land on a deserted island. From Wordnik.com. [Early Warning 2] Reference
"Well, should I sing?" asked Williamson, standing there in tights and tunic, deserted on stage until the curtain came down. From Wordnik.com. [All's Well That Ends Well] Reference
A severed head turned up last week in a deserted market in Shakarat, a mere 500 yards from the U.S. military's combat outpost. From Wordnik.com. [In Diyala, A New Offensive] Reference
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