appeal
noun
an earnest request for aid, support, sympathy, mercy, etc.; entreaty; petition; plea.
have appealed
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present perfectof appeal.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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County attorneys responded to the plaintiffs with a letter asserting that they should have appealed the Planning Commission’s approval of the vested rights to the county Board of Supervisors within 90 days of the decision.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Both countries have appealed the ruling freezing their funds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Detectives have appealed for any witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to get in touch.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
They have appealed for witnesses to the crash or anyone driving on that stretch of the motorway at the time to contact them.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
I could have appealed to the regent’s cousin, Chief Zilindlovu, one of the most enlightened and influential chiefs at the court of Mqhekezweni.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
