appeal
noun
an earnest request for aid, support, sympathy, mercy, etc.; entreaty; petition; plea.
have been appealing
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present perfect progressiveof appeal.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Trusts have been appealing for help over the last 24 hours with emergency departments under severe pressure.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2022
Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy might have been appealing to BeHanna if it were available closer to her home.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2022
The Oscars gig may have been appealing for similar reasons.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2018
He wanted to be an academic, but for a child who felt out of control, control of others may have been appealing, and he became interested in the science behind multilevel marketing.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2018
I liked that Margot had decided, reflecting on the small collection of times she had “known” me, that I would have been appealing to my grandfather.
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
