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merciful
adjective as in kind, sparing
Example Sentences
In the fight sequences, Serra rarely cuts away from an opportunity to watch the light leave a bull’s eyes after the death stab, a moment that invariably feels merciful.
Lukashenko was suddenly keen on looking merciful and several dozen were released.
After lingering off the coast of Florida hoping for a merciful decision from Washington, the St. Louis and its passengers returned to Europe, where the Nazis were on the march.
“I think Pope Francis encouraged all of us to be merciful, to practice that divine mercy.”
"There will never be the likes of him again, such a wonderful, merciful, very understanding pope and we pray for him. He died at a lovely time of the year."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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