appeal
noun
an earnest request for aid, support, sympathy, mercy, etc.; entreaty; petition; plea.
were appealing
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past progressiveof appeal.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Officials were appealing for $296 million to provide urgently needed aid for 1.3 million people over six months, he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
They were appealing, but Gu says she can’t shake her childhood memories of the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2025
BTP said detectives were appealing for witnesses to come forward.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2024
In an interview on Wednesday, Mr. Voiles, 50, said he and his friends were appealing to law enforcement, biologists, veterinarians, online supporters and even Gov. Jeff Landry of Louisiana for help.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
The chiefs of either party were appealing to the people, and engaging all the wit they could secure to fight on their side in the war of pamphlets.
From The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays by Joseph Addison
