deserter

Example Sentences

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Firing squads have never been a predominant method of carrying out civilian death sentences and are more closely associated with the military, including the execution of Civil War deserters.

From Seattle Times

After Bright’s congressional testimony, Navarro called his former ally “a deserter in the war on the China virus.”

From Science Magazine

His identity was also verified by an organization of military deserters.

From Seattle Times

The first four were freed by the Obama administration in exchange for a deserter, Army Sgt.

From Washington Times

"The values they taught were the opposite of my mother's. I was always thinking about my escape. I spent my days looking, listening, planning. I saw how deserters were shot for betraying the cause."

From BBC