v leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
The mother deserted her children
v desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot
v leave behind
the students deserted the campus after the end of exam period
Needing jobs and housing for its next generation, the desert kingdom has launched an ambitious plan to build five new cities simultaneously.
Dotting the desert roadside are the pitiful results: camels parked beside red-faced tourists embroiled in shouting bouts with their hosts.
Her story is the stuff of fiction: the daughter of Somali desert nomads, Waris ("desert flower" in Somali) Dirie fled her family when she was about 13 to escape marriage to a man .
Palm Desert's Brody Kato, Andrew Clark make All-Star team Andrew Clark races around third base on the way to home plate in the game with Indio High School. Palm Desert won 2-0 Friday April 5, 2013. Wade Byars/The Desert Sun
June 13, 2013 - The Desert Sun
Desert Best Friend's Closet gets help with image Priscilla Gonzalez tries on a necklace at Desert Best Friend's Closet in Palm Desert on Thursday. The nonprofit provides free clothing to those in need to help them in job interviews or for life events like the prom.
June 11, 2013 - The Desert Sun
Desert searched for missing dirt biker Authorities are searching the desert north of Grand Junction for a missing dirt biker.
June 11, 2013 - KGWN-TV Cheyenne