Charles V.'s desertion inclined Henry to listen to the proposals of the threatened Lutheran princes, and the last two years of his reign were marked by a renewed tendency to advance in a Protestant direction.

One of the principal grounds for an absolute divorce is malicious desertion.

Zaki, enraged at his nephews desertion, marched out of Shiraz towards Isfahan.

In any case, Mom had known Dad since they were kids, but his desertion caught her by surprise.

On the other hand, his desertion of the army on the 5th of December, not long after the crossing of the river Beresina, is a thoroughly defensible act.