merciful

Example Sentences

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Unfortunately at this point most in the audience will be hoping that the play itself will soon come to a merciful end.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Lukashenko was suddenly keen on looking merciful and several dozen were released.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

The ash that fell on us for days was but a physical reminder, a merciful one at that, of the destruction just up the road from us.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

But it takes even more courage to be merciful to people who do not deserve it.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2024

“It would be merciful if there were no breath,” he muttered, and then he heard the feeble cry—how feeble a cry!—hang for an instant upon the stillness.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck