The spokesman said the soldiers had abandoned the idea for a hunger strike after the terms of the proposal were explained.

The remaining soldiers broke and ran, abandoning their weapons.

Eventually the soldiers abandon their quest for the gold to help the refugees escape the country.

On 16 March, soldiers abandon the air base.

The soldiers of the eight Zhongwu corps abandoned their post in response and scattered.

The soldier abandoned the machine gun and worked his way over the side of the truck bed, then eased himself through the open passenger window.

The soldiers abandoned their attempts to keep the villagers from fleeing.

Many Iraqi soldiers have deserted or abandoned their equipment.

They found that Japanese soldiers would abandon positions in which they fought to the death against other weapons.