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have mercy

VERB
commiserate
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
be indifferent turn away




Example Sentences

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In the service, she implored the newly-inaugurated US President "to have mercy" on gay, lesbian and transgender children "who fear for their lives".

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2025

Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, publicly asked Trump during a prayer service on Tuesday at the National Cathedral, to "have mercy upon people in our country who are scared now".

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2025

In letters to the judge, DePape’s mother, Shirley Jean Lawrence, asked him to have mercy on her son, stating that he’d “messed up big time.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2024

He sentences Antigone to death, even as the chorus of citizens implore him to have mercy on her.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2024

"May the gods have mercy on us all."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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