mercy
Example Sentences
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However, he said his crop was "at the mercy of the weather".
From BBC • May 27, 2026
“I would say that no one is beyond the reach of God’s grace and mercy, but also, I just don’t understand it.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
In her story, we’re all at the mercy of each other’s whims.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
The entire stock market will soon become, for all intents and purposes, the meme-stock market, and your retirement accounts are at the mercy of their whims.
From Slate • May 15, 2026
The left oar snapped, then the right, and suddenly the boat was at the mercy of the waves.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
Vocabulary lists containing mercy
"The Crucible" -- Vocabulary from all 4 Acts
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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Life Is So Good
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