have mercy

idiom

: to treat with kindness and forgiveness

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Regardless, Dubois and Rev. Jeff Hood, Nelson’s spiritual adviser, have for months urged the church in Arlington and the state of Texas to have mercy on Nelson. Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025 Lord have mercy — the drama in The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' season 2 reunion could make up its own Book of Revelation. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 2 July 2025 God have mercy: no child deserves to die at summer camp. Brian Recker, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025 President Trump said Tuesday the prayer service for his inauguration, when the reverend called on him to have mercy on transgender children and immigrant families, wasn’t too exciting. Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for have mercy

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“Have mercy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20mercy. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.

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