Abandon
Abandon verb - To give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly.
Guards
Both words in one sentence
- Smoke Out: If Trilby has to abandon the heist because he triggered too many alarms or tased too many guards, he'll drop a smoke bomb and disappear.
Source: Video Game / The Art of Theft -
Then one of the king's nobles took advantage of the fact that the king's guards had decided to abandon their posts to join in, and assassinated the king.
Source: Virgin Sacrifice -
Pet the Dog: Hotstreak in "No Man's An Island" at first seems to abandon Static to the mercy of Alva's guards; he returns, however, takes Alva as a hostage to get the guards to stand down, and then offers his powers to restore Alva Jr.
Source: Western Animation / Static Shock
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