have mercy on
Example Sentences
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"May God have mercy on their souls," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2024
He sentences Antigone to death, even as the chorus of citizens implore him to have mercy on her.
From Salon • Feb. 25, 2024
“I don’t really think that Nava should — you should have mercy on Nava,” Sandoval told the judge.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2023
"I wish God will have mercy on us and the war stops," said Rami Al-Erqan, a father cradling his daughter, one of his six children.
From Reuters • Oct. 29, 2023
"May the gods have mercy on us all."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
