Example Sentences

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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

Since August, he had been appealing for help overcoming visa issues to leave.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 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

Hitherto she had been appealing; but now she defied frankly.

From The Firefly of France by Angellotti, Marion Polk