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have mercy

VERB
commiserate
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
be indifferent turn away




Example Sentences

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"Praised by everyone unanimously, he was a really good kid. May God have mercy on his soul," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2025

In the service, she implored the newly-inaugurated US President "to have mercy" on gay, lesbian and transgender children "who fear for their lives".

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2025

What an incredible controversy, that an episcopal bishop should be calling on us to have mercy and to love one another.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2025

He sentences Antigone to death, even as the chorus of citizens implore him to have mercy on her.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2024

“Most unfortunate. Can’t you have mercy on the boy?”

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull




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