beg for mercy
Example Sentences
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But if all else fails, beg for mercy.
From BBC • Sep. 28, 2023
“I beg for mercy to accept my repentance and allow me to right the wrongs,” Goldstein told the judge at his sentencing, the San Diego Union-Tribne reported.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2022
You can also beg for mercy at the gate.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2019
Yes, the food from this southwestern province can be thermonuclear, spicy enough in fact to make you beg for mercy — or even call the cops on the cook.
From Washington Post • May 15, 2018
They all plead ignorance and beg for mercy.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
