appeal
noun
an earnest request for aid, support, sympathy, mercy, etc.; entreaty; petition; plea.
has appealed
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present perfectof appeal (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Canada’s motorcycle lobby has appealed for a truce, noting that dealerships employ thousands of people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
"I just want him brought home. I need closure," said his mother, who has appealed for government help.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
A federal judge ruled in the Times’s favor, though the Pentagon has appealed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Cancino has appealed his termination, arguing that other officers in his unit carried out more of the problematic stops.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
And yet we agree with anybody that nothing else in the house has appealed so long and so universally to the imagination of man.
From The Comforts of Home by Ralph Bergengren
