appeal
noun
an earnest request for aid, support, sympathy, mercy, etc.; entreaty; petition; plea.
are appealing
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present progressiveof appeal.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Police are appealing to those in the area at the time to come forward with any relevant information or video footage.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
It isn’t much of an answer, but the approaches endorsed by Mr. Harrelson and the legion of academicians and scientists who weigh in here are appealing in a commonsensical fashion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
The police are appealing for anyone with information about either attack to come forward.
From BBC ● May 3, 2026
Companies backed by private-equity firms are appealing customers in part because their owners are already trying to cut costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
Of course; still let us not by our words imply that we are appealing to experience, when really we are only accounting, and that by hypothesis, for the absence of experience.
From An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent by John Henry Newman
