mercy

On “To Catch a Predator,” there is no differentiation between the levels of danger the men pose; no mercy for those who understand they’re sick and desperately plead for rehabilitation.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

I arrived at Longshan Temple, in the old part of western Taipei, on a Saturday, unaware that it was the anniversary of the enlightenment of Guanyin, the Buddhist goddess of mercy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

The longer you live, the more you are at the mercy of the effects of inflation.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

The fifth goal was a mercy, and another Celtic player doing the wrong thing at the wrong time in the wrong place.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Every sudden noise—the crack of a falling limb, the crash of a bolting deer—makes you spin in alarm and stifle a plea for mercy.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

Let us at least give thanks for small mercies.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026

Suzanna’s problems include the apparent near-insolvency of her father upon his death—possibly jeopardizing her studies in psychology—and the untender mercies of her mother, Susan, played with delectable evil-queen imperiousness by Linda Emond.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026

In this story, the long national nightmare is finally wrapping up, thanks to the tender if belated mercies of criminal statutes, sentencing guidelines, grand jurors, and knowable facts.

From Slate ● Jun. 13, 2023

Chronically dependent on the not-so-tender mercies of a shrinking welfare state, they are doubly stigmatized: for their illness; and because they show few signs of reform or recovery.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2022

Forgive me, O Heavenly Father, according to the multitude of thy mercies.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver