Desisted
[dɪ'sɪstid]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Desist
Checker: Muriel
Examples
- When he began to undo the chain, the legs desisted, and a voice began. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- He looked, but he desisted. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- At last she desisted and with a little laugh raised the locket to her lips. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- For a long time I tried to engage him in conversation upon other matters, but he would not talk, and so, at length, I desisted. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- I desisted that moment, and felt at once as cool as stone. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- From this employment she suddenly desisted, and said to Steerforth, much to my confusion: 'Who's your friend? Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Mr. Guppy therefore desisted from taking something out of his pocket and proceeded without it. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Then he desisted and went away. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
Checker: Muriel