give quarter
Example Sentences
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Which probably explains why we give quarter to all these smelly charlatans in the first place.
From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2012
Yet our faith in her lies in the fact that she will not give quarter to your stupid judgments.
From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2012
He inquired if there were any French in the attacking force, and, if so, whether they would give quarter.
From Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 by William Dawson LeSueur
Storms, frosts, and droughts will be your enemies," the Forecaster continued, "and they never sleep and never give quarter.
From The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men by Francis Rolt-Wheeler
Ever ready to give quarter, they did not strike a fallen enemy.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 535, February 25, 1832 by Various
