of mercy

idiom

: inclined to treat other people with kindness and forgiveness
a man of mercy

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The founders of the country viewed the pardon power not as a personal token for the president to hand out but as an act of mercy meant to check the other two branches. Stewart Ulrich, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025 His survival is a rare thread of mercy in a system built on violence. Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 3 Dec. 2025 But Kwei, in the first display of mercy or kindness that Dek has ever seen, refuses to slay his own brother. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2025 In that unpaid act of mercy, Oebanda-Pacis found her calling. Natalia Paradies, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for of mercy

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“Of mercy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20mercy. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.

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