Examples of 'mercy rule' in a sentence

Meaning of "mercy rule"

mercy rule: 'Mercy rule' is a sports term referring to a rule that allows for a game to end or a team to win if one team has a large and presumably insurmountable lead, in order to spare the losing team further embarrassment or avoid prolonging the game unnecessarily
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  • A rule that ends a one-sided contest prior to its natural conclusion.

How to use "mercy rule" in a sentence

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mercy rule
The mercy rule was enacted on several occasions.
This is also called the mercy rule.
It is called the mercy rule because it spares further humiliation for the loser.
His grace and mercy rule.
The Mercy Rule will not be in effect for Regionals to Provincials.
Might want to put in a mercy rule.
The 10-run mercy rule was invoked in the fifth inning.
We can have a mercy rule.
I know someone who will be getting a copy of The Mercy Rule.
I am calling this one on the mercy rule before Padula has an aneurysm.
You get into this East Miss mercy rule.
Okay! I am calling this one on the mercy rule before Padula has an aneurysm.
I was talking to the ref, and there is a mercy rule.
Similar to the mercy rule.
The game was shortened due to the WBC 's mercy rule.

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We can havea mercy rule.
The game ended after eight innings with the application of the 10-run mercy rule.
Well, it 's almost mercy rule time.
Besides, I got the whole thing on tape. - Hey, Bulldog observes the mercy rule.
It is also my hope that you have let mercy rule in your lives.
Would have been worse, but they got this mercy rule thing.
Hey, Bulldog observes the mercy rule.
In Texas, they will that mercy rule.
Sure . We can have a mercy rule.
Sure . We can havea mercy rule.
I'm calling this one on the mercy rule okay!

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God have mercy upon my sinful soul
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That rule was motivated by an effort to save costs
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