at the mercy of

phrase

: wholly in the power of : with no way to protect oneself against

We were at the mercy of the weather.

Examples of at the mercy of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Aemond finds himself at the mercy of the Harrenhal witch, Alys Rivers, while Aegon and Larys continue their misadventures near Rook’s Rest, where the fallen and crippled king must, for once, learn some humility. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

Karma quickly caught up to Nate, however, after bad business decisions put him at the mercy of Naz, a mortuary mogul who would stop at nothing to bury him, literally. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026

Tupper’s Mick, at the mercy of his brittle fetishes, may be the most believable of this quartet. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

The crowd was reborn through the spread legs and stranded at the mercy of small-hours London. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for at the mercy of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove