How to Use appeal in a Sentence

appeal

1 of 2 noun
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  • The mayor made an appeal to the people of the city to stay calm.
  • My lawyer said the court's decision wasn't correct and that we should file for an appeal.
  • She helped to organize an appeal on behalf of the homeless.
  • His appeals to his father for money were ignored.
  • Her jokes are quickly losing their appeal.
  • We made a donation during the school's annual appeal.
  • An appeals board ruled that the death was not the fault of the musher.
    — Tegan Hanlon, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Mar. 2018
  • That set the stage for the appeal to the Supreme Court.
    — Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 18 Jan. 2022
  • The deadlock meant the case could remain with the appeals court.
    — Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2020
  • The state has asked the appeals court to overturn that ruling.
    — Deborah Yetter, The Courier-Journal, 8 Aug. 2019
  • The very modesty of its limits is the key to its appeal.
    — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 30 June 2017
  • Part of the appeal of boxing is that there is no façade.
    — Greg Moore, azcentral, 23 July 2019
  • Dozens of others are in the middle of a lengthy appeals process.
    — Claudia Vargas, Philly.com, 14 Dec. 2017
  • Maybe the calorie count, which is part of the appeal of hard seltzers.
    — Brian Manzullo, Detroit Free Press, 16 Dec. 2020
  • Part of his appeal was his demeanor, on and off the air.
    — Bryan Marquard, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Nov. 2022
  • The fact that none of it is true does not detract from the power of his appeal.
    — Stephen Collinson, CNN, 4 May 2021
  • Part of the appeal of Nogueira is the sheer volume of her uploads.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Apr. 2021
  • That would triple the length of time children are held, and appeals could take longer.
    — oregonlive.com, 25 Aug. 2019
  • These are the issues that tug to the appeal of wider consensus....
    — Rebecca Beitsch, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2018
  • Jack Daniel's won the first round in court but lost an appeal.
    — CBS News, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Jack Daniel’s won the first round in court but lost an appeal.
    — Jessica Gresko, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Whether that appeal will fall on deaf ears remains to be seen.
    — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 13 Sep. 2021
  • Mowla wrote in a petition to the appeals court last week.
    — Fox News, 18 Mar. 2020
  • What other gift ideas have that kind of baked-in appeal?
    — Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 12 Dec. 2017
  • But visitors can still get a taste of the town’s appeal.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2018
  • Carter has remained free on bail pending the outcome of the appeal.
    — Jeff Truesdell, PEOPLE.com, 12 July 2018
  • The appeal of a roof and a warm dining room are self evident.
    — oregonlive, 28 Oct. 2022
  • On appeal, some of the awards were reduced or overturned.
    — Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022
  • The dark brown new growth gives her braids a golden ombré appeal.
    — Danielle James, ELLE, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Under the terms of his plea deal, Watkins waived all of his appeal rights.
    — Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 12 Aug. 2021
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appeal

2 of 2 verb
  • She lost the case and appealed the following month.
  • The government appealed to the people to stay calm.
  • We plan to appeal the court's decision.
  • The government appealed for calm.
  • He appealed, arguing that there was not enough evidence to convict him.
  • The ruling can be appealed within 30 days.
  • But the founding doesn’t appeal to all on the right the same way.
    — Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2022
  • The court did not grant leave to appeal before the members of the board met.
    — Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 8 Aug. 2021
  • Here are five more movies that should appeal to the kids in your life.
    — Lauren Morgan, EW.com, 13 May 2022
  • The plea deal also says the boy will forgo his right to appeal.
    — Washington Post, 10 July 2020
  • So for a school to have stats like that is more than appealing.
    — Richard Obert, azcentral, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Finding a tour that appeals to adults and kids is not easy.
    — Judy Koutsky, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2019
  • As part of the agreement, Lear had to waive his right to appeal.
    — Emilie Eaton, ExpressNews.com, 24 Nov. 2020
  • The employees have appealed their firings and their place on the list.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The same four voted to not appeal the lawsuit two weeks ago.
    — Steve Bosley, The Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2020
  • The judge has refused to put his ruling on hold while the city prepares to appeal it.
    — Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Then the kiosks display menu items that seem more likely to appeal to them.
    — Kristen Hawley, Bon Appétit, 27 May 2022
  • The result is not one, but five scents that will appeal to any nose out there.
    — The Editors Of Gq, GQ, 1 June 2018
  • Those who have been banished have a right to appeal, but none have so far.
    — courier-journal.com, 22 Sep. 2021
  • But singing about gun violence may not appeal to the bulk of your red state.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2021
  • Many legal experts think the lawsuit could be in the courts for years as it is appealed.
    — J. Harry Jones, sandiegouniontribune.com, 23 Oct. 2017
  • My goal here is to appeal to those who wrote the show off as just schmaltzy, shallow fare.
    — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 12 June 2018
  • But back then the thought of a roomful of writers discussing craft appealed to her.
    — Larissa MacFarquhar, The New Yorker, 28 May 2018
  • And frankly the issue of health care should appeal to everyone.
    — Celeste Katz, Glamour, 16 July 2018
  • That may appeal to cats that are too large or too skittish in a closed design.
    — Condé Nast, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2024
  • This was a Lara meant to appeal to all her fans, women and men alike.
    — refinery29.com, 15 Mar. 2018
  • Most of the new entrants create products that appeal to adults.
    — New York Times, 8 Oct. 2021
  • Chauvin, who has pleaded not guilty, will have the right to appeal.
    — CBS News, 10 Mar. 2021
  • The first step is to find some influencers who appeal to your target group.
    — Torben Baumdick, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Now Biden can try to appeal to them and induce a nice back-and-forth.
    — Alexis Pereira, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2021

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