How to Use at the mercy of in a Sentence

at the mercy of

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• The kayak shifted side-to-side at the mercy of the fish on the the end of my line.
  — Kristine Fischer, Outdoor Life, 12 Nov. 2020
• By being the renter rather than the landlord, Meta is at the mercy of those with compute.
  — Zev Fima, CNBC, 8 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
• 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
• DiNubile believes Clark is completely at the mercy of the rest of the league.
  — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
• This leaves patients at the mercy of price increases and supply issues, which are common in a disaster scenario.
  — Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 8 July 2026
• The short-term rental market has always been at the mercy of seasonality, late payments and economic shifts.
  — Vered Schwarz, Forbes.com, 24 Feb. 2026
• The treasurer sent the district $33 million on Thursday and pledged more would come soon, but her office is at the mercy of others to get the bills out the door.
  — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
• This could leave hundreds of thousands of students who borrow money for graduate school each year at the mercy of private lenders with higher interest rates and fewer repayment options.
  — Lauren Sausser, CBS News, 30 June 2026
• Much of the country is at the mercy of Russian missiles that have hammered its power grid since 2022, making winters almost unbearable.
  — Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 14 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
• Curate Groups Around Your Niche A private newsletter, podcast or membership group gives you direct access to your audience without being at the mercy of algorithm changes or pay-to-play reach.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
• 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