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
Also,” he added, his brow darkening, “we give quarter, and your people do not.”
From Peggy Owen at Yorktown by Madison, Lucy Foster
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 Rolt-Wheeler, Francis
Finally, to give quarter in the military sense is to give conditions absolutely, as opposed to the unmitigated exercise of the victor's power, and, as the most important of all conditions, to spare life.
From Notes and Queries, Number 206, October 8, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George
