have mercy
Example Sentences
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May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025
In letters to the judge, DePape’s mother, Shirley Jean Lawrence, asked him to have mercy on her son, stating that he’d “messed up big time.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2024
"May God have mercy on our citizen who lost his life in the accident," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2024
He sentences Antigone to death, even as the chorus of citizens implore him to have mercy on her.
From Salon • Feb. 25, 2024
“Lord have mercy, who done what to you?”
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
