deserter

Example Sentences

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The Army so far not called him a deserter, even though he crossed the border without authorization while on active duty.

From Reuters • Sep. 28, 2023

As a deserter from the Ukrainian army, he would face 10 years in jail if he was caught.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2023

Bergdahl had vanished from a base in Afghanistan’s Paktika province near the border with Pakistan in June 2009 and was called a deserter by some.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2022

Spain expelled another deserter, Mohamed Abdellah, a dissident gendarme, to Algeria last August.

From Seattle Times • May 27, 2022

“I thought the deserter might have come this way.”

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir