merciful
Example Sentences
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The end arrived in the sixth round, Joshua knocking Paul to the floor and Young waving the farce to a merciful conclusion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025
“I think Pope Francis encouraged all of us to be merciful, to practice that divine mercy.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2025
Like tough love, sometimes mercy is not merciful at all.
From Salon • Jan. 11, 2025
The merciful lack of damage gave them free range to make light of the quake, or ignore it altogether.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024
Somewhere inside me is a merciful, forgiving person.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
Vocabulary lists containing merciful
Power Suffix: -ful
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Lee's General Order No. 9: A Farewell Address
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