Miss Flora, after receiving the disappointment, as related in the sixth chapter of this volume, was far from desisting from the wicked design she had conceived of putting an end to the intercourse between Miss Betsy and Mr. Trueworth.
This is evasion (tergiversatio) for bydesisting from what he had begun he seems to turn his back (tergum vertere).
Thus it happens frequently that a man desists from one act of sin, through God causing him thus to desist, without desisting from another act of sin, through the instigation of his own malice.
Consequently, if he look back bydesisting from his good purpose, he is not fit for the kingdom of God.
Constancy may also pertain to perseverance, so that one may be called persevering through not desisting on account of delays, and constant through not desisting on account of any other obstacles.
Eight thousand of the Gauls are said to have been slain; the rest, desisting from further opposition, retired quietly to their several villages and lands.
Christopher, and stopped short, impatiently desisting before the admiration illumining her eyes.
So your spring ploughing is all done," she said at last, desisting from her attempt to soften his sullen obduracy, "and you have been working harder than I knew.
Presently a low and timid knock at the door fell on the lawyer’s ears; and he said “Come in” without raising his head or desisting from his occupation.
Esther, for a moment desistingfrom the occupation of laying aside her garments.
In the process she confided the story to Fanny Price, who got suddenly red--a phenomenon rare with her and which annoyed her very much, so much that she bit her lip, desisting only through fear of making it bleed.
Desisting from his labours, he regarded the mass of coal with studied interest.
Desisting from his task, he approached his officer and saluted.
Nor have we ever heard that immortality hath been achieved by desisting from fight.
O Janardana, desistingfrom this act seemeth to me to be beneficial.
Day after day he thus labored, only desisting at the hours for performing offices in the church.
Yet, there is also something positive about it, for the simple fact of desisting from toil contains an element of direct homage.
It atones for nothing; it is simply a desistingfrom evil.
Desisting from the absent but fierce stare with which he was transfixing the clerk, he drew Varney hurriedly aside.
I pulled it towards me, desisting for a moment when it creaked, and listening, with a fear that the sound might have been heard.
Here, he knew, Mac had made his gallant stand, desisting only after his instinct told him Jane had fled to safety.
He went softly down the hall for his tub and dressed with more than his usual care; all the while wanting to whistle, but desisting through deference to the sleeping household.
Here was a just point carried, and an important advantage gained, in desisting from a scandalous misappropriation.
He repeats this, several times, each time thinking of trumpeting, but desisting and going on.
Without desisting from their occupations they cast surprised glances at Giovanni and his companion, whom they all hated as a favoured person.
Without desisting from his occupation Zorzi glanced at his visitor, whose manner towards him had so entirely changed within a little more than a week.
Desisting from their search, they resolved to keep a lookout.
Desisting from their search, they resolved to keep a look-out.
Paco lost much time; but, though often disappointed, the faithful fellow was never discouraged, nor did he for a moment think of desisting from the pilgrimage he had voluntarily undertaken for the deliverance of his dead master's daughter.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "desisting" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
