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.
• As a customer, you’re left at the mercy of the brand — and that’s not good.
  — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
• The defense asked for the mercy of the court ahead of the sentencing.
  — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 31 May 2023
• The young artist, thirsty for freedom, found himself at the mercy of belts and whips.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2023
• A lot of our jokes were kind of at the mercy of people being in their seats.
  — Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2023
• The boy cannot be a reminder to the locals that the cartel boss ever shows mercy.
  — Scott Phillips, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
• Like the orcas, the kings are today at the mercy of years of human choices.
  — Julia O’Malley, New York Times, 19 July 2023
• In a show of mercy, Georgia punted to open the third quarter.
  — Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2023
• Its abandonment left the value of the ruble at the mercy of trade flows.
  — Alexandra Prokopenko, Foreign Affairs, 8 Jan. 2024
• Prince Harry’s book is a yawp of grief for the dead which spares little mercy for the living.
  — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2023
• Greene yelled on the tape, pleading for mercy from the officers.
  — Laura Barcella, Peoplemag, 16 Dec. 2022
• Shooting on the ocean left the team at the mercy of unpredictable weather.
  — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 July 2023
• Since the spring season is so short, garden centers are at the mercy of the weather.
  — Mae Anderson, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
• So this year, the club was yet again at the mercy of the regular Champions League draw.
  — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2022
• The second year of war dragged on through Ukraine slowly and with little mercy.
  — Claire Harbage, NPR, 23 Feb. 2024
• There is no punting, and as far as rules allow, there is no mercy.
  — Vitas Carosella, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
• Creators have often been at the mercy of the algorithms of Big Tech.
  — Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2023
• For decades to come, the neighborhoods downstream in Juneau will be at the mercy of the ever-changing basin.
  — Anna Canny, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Aug. 2023
• The sword of mercy, called Curtana, has a blunt tip because ... mercy.
  — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
• Cherry blossoms have the potential to last two weeks but are at the mercy of the weather.
  — Kevin Ambrose, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
• Farmers, always at the mercy of the weather, have taken a hit.
  — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2022
• The director in fact puts himself at the mercy of the editor.
  — Boris Sollazzo, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Aug. 2023
• Cullen also revealed that his killings were acts of mercy.
  — Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 28 Oct. 2022
• Some leaders have the mercy of term limits which make the decision for them.
  — Stephen Collinson, CNN, 19 Jan. 2023
• Jackson is still at least a year away from being a true free agent, leaving him at the mercy of the team that drafted him in 2018.
  — Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2023
• Ginny reminds me a lot of myself: lost and at the mercy of a destructive act.
  — Katie Tamola, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024