How to Use appeal in a Sentence

appeal

1 of 2 noun
  • 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.
  • That set the stage for the appeal to the Supreme Court.
    Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 18 Jan. 2022
  • And that court would then have to agree to hear the appeal.
    Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2024
  • An appeals board ruled that the death was not the fault of the musher.
    Tegan Hanlon, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Mar. 2018
  • The deadlock meant the case could remain with the appeals court.
    Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2020
  • Maybe the calorie count, which is part of the appeal of hard seltzers.
    Brian Manzullo, Detroit Free Press, 16 Dec. 2020
  • Jack Daniel’s won the first round in court but lost an appeal.
    Jessica Gresko, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Jack Daniel's won the first round in court but lost an appeal.
    CBS News, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Part of his appeal was his demeanor, on and off the air.
    Bryan Marquard, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Nov. 2022
  • The state has asked the appeals court to overturn that ruling.
    Deborah Yetter, The Courier-Journal, 8 Aug. 2019
  • Part of the appeal of Nogueira is the sheer volume of her uploads.
    BostonGlobe.com, 11 Apr. 2021
  • 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
  • That would triple the length of time children are held, and appeals could take longer.
    oregonlive.com, 25 Aug. 2019
  • Under the terms of his plea deal, Watkins waived all of his appeal rights.
    Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Hunter filed appeals all the way to the United States Supreme Court, which declined to hear the case.
    Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Its one-of-a-kind appeal puts this home in a class by itself.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 8 June 2022
  • The fact that none of it is true does not detract from the power of his appeal.
    Stephen Collinson, CNN, 4 May 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
  • Part of the great appeal of YouTube is that anyone can upload a video to the platform.
    Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 18 July 2023
  • Much of his appeal, of course, lies in his boy-next-door charm, which has gained him many fan pages.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2021
  • But visitors can still get a taste of the town’s appeal.
    Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2018
  • The ruling was stayed for 10 days to allow for an appeal.
    Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2020
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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 group lost its case, appealed it, and then won in 1983.
    Chase Purdy, Quartz, 25 Aug. 2019
  • The court did not grant leave to appeal before the members of the board met.
    Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 8 Aug. 2021
  • As part of the agreement, Lear had to waive his right to appeal.
    Emilie Eaton, ExpressNews.com, 24 Nov. 2020
  • Here are five more movies that should appeal to the kids in your life.
    Lauren Morgan, EW.com, 13 May 2022
  • The gym will have 30 days to decide whether to appeal the fine.
    Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive, 12 Jan. 2021
  • Now Biden can try to appeal to them and induce a nice back-and-forth.
    Alexis Pereira, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2021
  • 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
  • Only the West Point ruling has been appealed to the Supreme Court.
    Mark Sherman, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Finding a tour that appeals to adults and kids is not easy.
    Judy Koutsky, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2019
  • This was a Lara meant to appeal to all her fans, women and men alike.
    refinery29.com, 15 Mar. 2018
  • Both Dre and Nicole have agreed not to appeal the agreement.
    Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2021
  • If Trump loses, his lawyers could appeal to the Supreme Court.
    David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The result is not one, but five scents that will appeal to any nose out there.
    The Editors Of Gq, GQ, 1 June 2018
  • What's next in the case? Thurman has 20 days to appeal the sentence.
    Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Those who have been banished have a right to appeal, but none have so far.
    courier-journal.com, 22 Sep. 2021
  • The decision can be appealed only to the state supreme court.
    Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 3 Apr. 2024
  • My goal here is to appeal to those who wrote the show off as just schmaltzy, shallow fare.
    Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 12 June 2018
  • The employees have appealed their firings and their place on the list.
    Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Pelosi, a devout Catholic, appealed to Pence's sense of faith.
    Anchorage Daily News, 27 June 2019
  • 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
  • The luck of the draw is especially appealing when the cards are stacked against you.
    Chloe Berger, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Chauvin, who has pleaded not guilty, will have the right to appeal.
    CBS News, 10 Mar. 2021

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