How to Use have mercy in a Sentence

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• May God have mercy on the poor South that has so been led.
  — Ernie Suggs, ajc, 15 Sep. 2017
• And Lord have mercy on my soul if one person is both of these things.
  — Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
• There’s even, Lord have mercy, a hall-of-mirrors scene.
  — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2022
• And so, may God have mercy on us all: Jill Zarin’s burger is served cold.
  — Molly Fitzpatrick, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2024
• May God have mercy on the soul of the deceased, and grant patience to his family and loved ones.
  — Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 12 Feb. 2022
• So without further ado, meet the cast of Big Brother 23, and may God have mercy on their souls.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 1 July 2021
• If Bellinger is in MVP form again this year, have mercy on opposing bullpens.
  — Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 6 Apr. 2022
• Jackson’s mother, Nancy Rhodes, urged the judge to have mercy on her son.
  — oregonlive, 25 July 2022
• Streett pleaded with jurors in her closing statements to have mercy on her client and spare her life.
  — Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 14 Feb. 2024
• Lard have mercy, a new Southern restaurant is opening in Louisville.
  — Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal, 8 Feb. 2022
• May God have mercy on Arkansas and send someone with the necessary skills to be governor of this state.
  — Arkansas Online, 25 Apr. 2021

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