appeal
noun
an earnest request for aid, support, sympathy, mercy, etc.; entreaty; petition; plea.
appealed
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past participleof appeal.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof appeal.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
appealnounan earnest request for aid, support, sympathy, mercy, etc.; entreaty; petition; plea.
Example Sentences
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, a French aviator and writer, explored love, loneliness and friendship through a fabulous tale for children that appealed to many adults as well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Deckers Outdoor, in May, also said its Ugg Zora line — which has the fluffy interior an Ugg boot in roughly the shape of a ballet shoe — had also appealed to customers.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
The city quickly appealed the decision, automatically putting the lower-court order on hold, but not before the judge criticized the administration’s handling of the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Meta has appealed, or intends to appeal, all of these decisions.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
The prosecution appealed Clary’s case to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, which reversed Judge Cahill in a unanimous opinion, finding that the case was not even close.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
