show mercy
Example Sentences
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Besigye's son, Adam Ampa, has appealed to President Museveni and his son, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is Uganda's army chief, to show mercy by releasing his father on humanitarian grounds.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Munch does show mercy to the woman who mangled his ear, however.
From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2024
From a legal perspective, that's just a bad idea, because it tends to make those people less inclined to show mercy.
From Salon ● May 26, 2023
The Christian imperative to show mercy was something many medieval leaders took quite seriously, at least when they had their judges’ caps on.
From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2022
It’s always good to show mercy to your readers and periodically let them rest their weary eyes.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
