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Desertions meaning
plural of desertion
Using Desertions
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of desertion
Context around Desertions
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 3 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Desertions
- In this selection, "desertions" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, military, mass, further, numerous, led and started stand out and add context to how "desertions" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and troop desertions as a and decreasing and desertions started to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "desertions" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with desertions
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This resulted in many desertions from Uldin's group of Huns. (11 words)
Writers covering wars or uprisings in antiquity tended to focus more on mutinies than desertions. (15 words)
Witnessing numerous desertions and defections, even among those closest to him, James II fled England. (15 words)
Suffering a breakdown of command and troop desertions as a result of their failure to secure control of the Philippines, the British ended their occupation of Manila by sailing away in April 1764 as agreed to in the peace negotiations in Europe. (42 words)
By law, substitutes could not be subject to conscription, but instead of adding to Confederate manpower, unit officers in the field reported that over-50 and under-17-year-old substitutes made up to 90% of the desertions. (38 words)
Desertions were pandemic, and the recruitment campaigns for young people often drove them to the opposition.sfn To better organize the military, seven military zones were established, each with its own Defence Council. (33 words)
Example sentences (11)
Writers covering wars or uprisings in antiquity tended to focus more on mutinies than desertions.
Mr. Guaidó’s promises of mass military desertions, numerous defections of high-profile officials and a splitting of (the base of the Maduro government) have not come to fruition.
A second major setback occurred during the 1990s, when mass desertions led to many FAC officers and enlisted troops joining regional militias.
By law, substitutes could not be subject to conscription, but instead of adding to Confederate manpower, unit officers in the field reported that over-50 and under-17-year-old substitutes made up to 90% of the desertions.
Desertions were pandemic, and the recruitment campaigns for young people often drove them to the opposition.sfn To better organize the military, seven military zones were established, each with its own Defence Council.
Further desertions of John's local allies at the beginning of 1203 steadily reduced John's freedom to manoeuvre in the region.
Hrushevsky, pp. 314–315 The Cossack morale was decreasing and desertions started to the other river side, though they maintained a high rate of artillery fire and made occasional sorties.
Suffering a breakdown of command and troop desertions as a result of their failure to secure control of the Philippines, the British ended their occupation of Manila by sailing away in April 1764 as agreed to in the peace negotiations in Europe.
The main grouping, now under Chirikov's command left Tobolsk in May 1734, but had a more difficult trek and one which required harsh discipline be imposed to prevent desertions.
This resulted in many desertions from Uldin's group of Huns.
Witnessing numerous desertions and defections, even among those closest to him, James II fled England.