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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The Sheriff’s Department has said it had appealed the citations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Chinese group Weichai on Thursday took control of the world's top yacht maker, Ferretti, after a takeover battle with a Czech shareholder that had appealed to the Italian government.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
My analysis suggests that 1.13 million denials would likely have been overturned if patients had appealed.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 2026
His mother Patrizia Mercolino had appealed to the Pope to help her son.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
The Wagon Lit conductor to whom he had appealed nodded.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
