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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The preschools then appealed up to the Supreme Court.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026
He said his new bike’s red, white and blue paint job appealed to his sense of patriotism, while its $16,000 sticker price was modest by Harley standards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
The 9th Circuit has already ruled twice in the case over the 20,000 California ballots, for instance, because Justice Department lawyers appealed the matter before the district court ever ruled, on the notion that U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Vaughan appealed the Commissioner's findings, though the Independent Expert Panel confirmed the majority of them, according to Parliament.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
All of my research on Muslim purchasing power indicated that if we created a product that appealed to and satisfied the needs of Muslim consumers, the company would be successful.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
