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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Besigye's son, Adam Ampa, has appealed to President Museveni and his son, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is Uganda's army chief, to show mercy by releasing his father on humanitarian grounds.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
A federal judge ruled in the Times’s favor, though the Pentagon has appealed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Meta has appealed, but more lawsuits are expected this year.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
A California Court of Appeals upheld her conviction, and she has appealed to the state Supreme Court.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
Both in ancient and in modern times, his personality has appealed strongly to sculptors and to painters.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various
