appeal
noun
an earnest request for aid, support, sympathy, mercy, etc.; entreaty; petition; plea.
is appealing
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present progressiveof appeal (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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He said he is being barred from ever coaching in the Los Angeles Unified School District again because a student was injured in building the batting cage, an allegation he denies and is appealing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Saudi Arabia is appealing it and, together with Bayoumi, has always denied the allegations.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
And Owens’ independence from a bigger organization is appealing to her.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Wheely is appealing the case after a judge ruled this spring that the city’s safety concerns outweighed the privacy intrusion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
The idea of something for nothing is appealing in some visceral way.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
