How to Use mercy in a Sentence
mercy
noun
- She fell to her knees and asked for mercy.
- It's a mercy that the building was empty when the fire started.
- Thank heaven for small mercies.
- They came on a mission of mercy to provide food and medical care for starving children.
- He is a vicious criminal who deserves no mercy.
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As a customer, you’re left at the mercy of the brand — and that’s not good.
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Jon Stojan,
USA TODAY,
9 Aug. 2023
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The defense asked for the mercy of the court ahead of the sentencing.
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Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
31 May 2023
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The cast and crew on this soundstage are at the mercy of a little blue ball.
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Joel Rose,
NPR,
16 May 2024
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But free-floating balloons were, and still are, at the mercy of the winds.
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Erik Ofgang,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 June 2024
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The Colts are at the mercy of how other teams decide the order at the top.
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Nate Atkins,
The Indianapolis Star,
4 Feb. 2022
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That left him at the mercy of the Maker, who rules this universe.
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Christian Holub,
EW.com,
16 Sep. 2024
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But better still are the great things, the feeling of mercy.
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Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
19 Aug. 2022
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After a bit more of that, the judge showed mercy and called a recess.
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New York Times,
8 Feb. 2022
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The young artist, thirsty for freedom, found himself at the mercy of belts and whips.
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Lovia Gyarkye,
New York Times,
11 Aug. 2023
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Climate change will do that to a person at the mercy of rain; as will the need for love.
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Helen Sullivan,
The New Yorker,
17 Aug. 2024
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A lot of our jokes were kind of at the mercy of people being in their seats.
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Jen Juneau,
Peoplemag,
14 Mar. 2023
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This flips the usual procedure in which the fans are at the mercy of the playlist the artists create.
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Eric Fuller,
Forbes,
16 Sep. 2024
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Being an open-air theater, The Star is at the mercy of the weather.
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Tiney Ricciardi,
The Denver Post,
15 May 2024
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But Your mercy reaches from the heavens through the clouds to the earth below.
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Elizabeth Berry,
Woman's Day,
19 Oct. 2022
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Cue red, flaky, sore skin that's at the mercy of damaging UV rays from the sun.
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Jacqueline Kilikita,
refinery29.com,
29 July 2024
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El Shafee Elsheikh was treated with a great deal of mercy.
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Matthew Barakat,
The Arizona Republic,
14 Apr. 2022
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There’s even, Lord have mercy, a hall-of-mirrors scene.
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Mark Feeney,
BostonGlobe.com,
22 June 2022
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Beyond the requirements of the law, there is still a strong case to be made for mercy.
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Jason Linkins,
The New Republic,
8 Jan. 2022
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But both men are at the mercy of forces largely out of their control.
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Mark Landler,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2022
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Without a settlement, the tribes would be at the mercy of courts.
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Susan Montoya Bryan,
Fortune,
24 May 2024
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The boy cannot be a reminder to the locals that the cartel boss ever shows mercy.
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Scott Phillips,
Forbes,
12 Feb. 2024
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In the ship’s darkest moment, while at the mercy of the sea, a savior arrived.
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David Reamer,
Anchorage Daily News,
15 May 2022
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Like the orcas, the kings are today at the mercy of years of human choices.
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Julia O’Malley,
New York Times,
19 July 2023
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The normal defendant who is caught red-handed negotiates a plea, admits guilt, and asks for mercy from the court.
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The Editors,
National Review,
6 Sep. 2024
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Planets are largely at the mercy of their home star, and a star's high-energy radiation can cause a planet to lose its atmosphere to space.
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Conor Feehly,
Discover Magazine,
9 Oct. 2024
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