have mercy
Example Sentences
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"Praised by everyone unanimously, he was a really good kid. May God have mercy on his soul," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 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
"May God have mercy on our citizens who lost their lives, and I wish a speedy recovery to our injured," he said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2024
He sentences Antigone to death, even as the chorus of citizens implore him to have mercy on her.
From Salon • Feb. 25, 2024
“Tell ’em to have mercy on my boy.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
