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
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
The company had been appealing to professional clients and reportedly seeking acquisition for months before the pandemic.
From The Verge ● Jul. 6, 2020
The school had been appealing the decision, but Quincy Mayor Tom Koch tells The Boston Globe that he does not think that appeal had merit.
From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2018
Her eyes rested upon Eaton steadily; and while he had been appealing to her, a flush had come to her cheeks and faded away and come again and again with her impulses as he spoke.
From The Blind Man's Eyes by Edwin Balmer
