Quite horrible, a growth like that - and lingering so, it was a merciful release.

Death had been a merciful release for him.

And Elinor was just going to have to wait for her merciful release.

The old man's had a merciful release, as we all know.

He hoped so, it would be kindest that way, a merciful release.

At last, she stilled with the merciful release of death.

The last victim, an hour ago, had suffered for forty-five minutes before it was granted a merciful release from its suffering.

On the other hand, he had always looked upon Henry's death as a merciful release.

It might almost be a merciful release, but even so.

It was a merciful release for all of us.