Examples of 'desisted' in a sentence
Meaning of "desisted"
Desist means to stop doing something, typically in response to a formal demand or request. It is often used in legal contexts to instruct someone to cease a particular action
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- simple past tense and past participle of desist
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He ought to have desisted from this project.
Desisted because of the late hour.
Jamaica was set to sign as well but finally desisted.
We have desisted too much fog.
After several weeks of debate and negotiation they desisted.
The latter however soon desisted from the pursuit.
He desisted from his labors to chat with the stranger.
A lesser person would have desisted and probably apologized.
He had not yet reached the twentieth when he desisted.
I have desisted from calling for a complete closure ofthat plant.
Ceased and desisted.
He at last desisted from his attempts to do so and descended from the platform.
Muslims were to sheathe their swords if the enemy desisted from fighting.
His delegation had always desisted from doing so and expected the same from others.
The demonstrators then started to throw stones at the police but desisted at his request.
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So, for the time being he desisted from killing his sister.
But out of respect for me and my husband, JD desisted.
For this reason a group of Brothers desisted from teaching religion.
It seemed as if my very heart was going to come up ; yet I never desisted.
And on the day which was the sabbath day they desisted according to the command.
God desisted from creating on the Sabbath, the seventh day.
I also know of yet another young person who has desisted after seven years.
Although Smith desisted for a time, she resumed the mantle after De Leath 's death.
Acts of piracy in the Persian Gulf desisted during this period.
He was about to drop it into Hislop 's open palm but He desisted.
The eating-house keeper desisted and fetched a deep sigh.
In the late nineties, Woody Allen seemed intent on buying the building, but desisted.
He became noisy and violent, so I desisted from this aspect of his lesson.
Had she once apologised, or beseeched, or begged me, I would have desisted.
I am pretty much boxed in here -- ceased, desisted and enjoined to death.
Rather, they desisted from using it, instead turning to the Hijree calendar.
Finding him obstinate, they desisted from.
Based on this, UDF desisted from the formerly considered boycott, too.
He assaulted and besieged the city for six days, but desisted for want of water.
Fawcett ceased and desisted making Captain Marvel comics in 1953.
However, Georgia had proved resilient to these unilateral sanctions and had desisted from retaliation.
He was also a Presidential pre-candidate before he desisted in favour of Salvador Allende in 1970.
Many called for Grenell 's head, though Merkel desisted.
News from around the world > The Ecuadorean government desisted in closing Acción Ecológica.
Had she once apologized, or beseeched, or begged me, I would have desisted.
At last, as though by mutual consent, they desisted and drew apart.
He suggested, “ It might be better if you desisted from it . ”.
