appeal
noun
an earnest request for aid, support, sympathy, mercy, etc.; entreaty; petition; plea.
had been appealing
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past perfect progressiveof appeal.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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The tech giant had been appealing against the fine, which was originally levied by the European Commission in 2017.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2024
The judge said he couldn't decertify the class immediately because Google had been appealing his November order.
From Reuters ● Aug. 28, 2023
Mo Zhicheng, a retired driving instructor in the southern city of Guangzhou, said he had been appealing unsuccessfully for the conviction of his son to be overturned.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2021
Samsudeen had been appealing a deportation ruling at the time he carried out his attack.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2021
Hitherto she had been appealing; but now she defied frankly.
From The Firefly of France by Marion Polk Angellotti
