have mercy
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
Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, publicly asked Trump during a prayer service on Tuesday at the National Cathedral, to "have mercy upon people in our country who are scared now".
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2025
He sentences Antigone to death, even as the chorus of citizens implore him to have mercy on her.
From Salon • Feb. 25, 2024
“I don’t really think that Nava should — you should have mercy on Nava,” Sandoval told the judge.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2023
“Lord have mercy, have mercy, have mercy,” someone began to chant; and the old mourning women clustered of a sudden around Esther’s mother to hold her up.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
