have mercy
Example Sentences
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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
At an inaugural prayer service earlier in the day, the Episcopal bishop of Washington DC looked at him during her sermon and appealed to him to "have mercy" for immigrants, and gay and transgender youth.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 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
He sentences Antigone to death, even as the chorus of citizens implore him to have mercy on her.
From Salon • Feb. 25, 2024
"Varys, gods have mercy, do as you like with me, but leave my daughter out of your schemes. Sansa's no more than a child."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
