| Akin to rats deserting a sinking ship, four survivors flee out of the major cities to a secluded, out-of-the-way shopping mall. |
| At the end, the Indian heroine commits suicide by biting a poisonous datura flower because her British lover is deserting her. |
| In Germany, opinion polls have indicated that traditional voters are profoundly disillusioned with the Party and are deserting it in droves. |
| He had heard stories of deserting conscripts from the Army crossing into the hands of the revolution. |
| Harr was craven, had always been, and the little courage he'd summoned up to come out here and try to take her down was deserting him fast. |
| Some described false confidence as the ultimate fair-weather friend, buoying you when times are good and deserting you when they're bad. |
