show mercy
Example Sentences
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The state-run Korean Central News Agency claimed he was provided medical care "with all sincerity" despite having "no reason to show mercy to such a criminal of the enemy state".
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2023
An 80-year-old nun who admitted stealing $835,000 from a Torrance elementary school asked a federal judge on Monday to show mercy and spare her from prison.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2022
Stories like Andrus’ will continue to emerge as state officials set execution dates — a dozen are on the books for the rest of 2022 — and the condemned ask governors to show mercy.
From Slate • Feb. 1, 2022
The sermon continues with blessings for those who hunger for justice, for those who show mercy and for the peacemakers.
From Salon • Oct. 3, 2021
People like him could do whatever they wanted, show mercy or its opposite.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
