APPEAL in a Sentence

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270 example sentences for APPEAL, such as:

1. There was a touch of appeal in her.
2. He lodged an appeal with the High Court.
3. The appeal was rejected by the High Court.
4. Unfortunately, the film lacks commercial appeal.
5. The police have issued a new appeal for information.

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 Meanings and Examples of APPEAL
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
appeal
 n.  attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
Classic Sentence: (182 in 13 pages)
1  At this Snowball sprang to his feet, and shouting down the sheep, who had begun bleating again, broke into a passionate appeal in favour of the windmill.
Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter V
2  Confident as I am that you will not trifle with this appeal, my heart sinks and my hand trembles at the bare thought of such a possibility.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER DR. LANYON'S NARRATIVE
3  The less I understood of this farrago, the less I was in a position to judge of its importance; and an appeal so worded could not be set aside without a grave responsibility.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER DR. LANYON'S NARRATIVE
4  Wamba seemed to feel the force of this appeal, and accompanied his companion, who began his journey after catching up a long quarter-staff which lay upon the grass beside him.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
5  The noble and solemn air with which Rebecca made this appeal, gave it double weight with the fair Saxon.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
6  She felt a terrible appeal coming to her from him, that made her almost lose her balance.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
7  Then he looked up at her with that awful appeal in his full, glowing eyes.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
8  The public responds now only to an appeal to its vices.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
9  There was a touch of appeal in her.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 14
10  Edmund, on this appeal, had first to hear what was going on; but, on understanding the question, was at no loss for an answer.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXV
11  Miss Crawford, pleased with the appeal, gave her all her best judgment and taste, made everything easy by her suggestions, and tried to make everything agreeable by her encouragement.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
12  This appeal produced an effect on a good-tempered-faced man-cook, who with some of the other servants was looking on, and who stepped forward to interfere.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIX
13  If not, and you appeal to my forbearance, and the mercy of those you have deeply injured, seat yourself, without a word, in that chair.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIX
14  But Mrs Clay was talking so eagerly with Miss Elliot, that she did not hear the appeal.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
15  He had thought her wretchedly altered, and in the first moment of appeal, had spoken as he felt.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
Example Sentence: (88 in 6 pages)
16  Unfortunately, the film lacks commercial appeal.
17  He lodged an appeal with the High Court.
18  The appeal was rejected by the High Court.
19  Any employee who is sacked has an automatic right to appeal.
20  The newspaper launched an appeal fund for victims of the disaster.
21  An appeal fund was launched at the instigation of the President.
22  The response to the appeal fund has been phenomenal.
23  The company is prepared to trade off its up-market image against a stronger appeal to teenage buyers.
24  The police have issued a new appeal for information.
25  The appeal judge agreed that the original sentence was unduly lenient.
26  Maybe if you appeal to her better nature , you can get her to help.
27  The party has watered down its socialist ideals in order to appeal to the centre ground.
28  If traipsing around shops does not appeal to you, perhaps using a catalogue will.
29  Their policies appeal to the broad mass of the population.
30  She made an emotional public appeal on her son's behalf.