appeal
noun
an earnest request for aid, support, sympathy, mercy, etc.; entreaty; petition; plea.
had appealed
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past perfectof appeal.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Serbian state officials and Mladic's family had appealed for his release due to his failing health, but those calls were rejected by the Hague tribunal.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
The president had appealed that verdict, as well as a larger defamation verdict in a separate lawsuit, all the way to the Supreme Court.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
The Goa government had appealed against the judgment.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
The Sheriff’s Department has said it had appealed the citations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
The randomness of all this had appealed to her.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
