Collocations for "appeal"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "appeal" in context.
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appeal
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- appeal in court
- appeal to [the supreme court, a higher authority]
- appeal (to him) for [donations, help, justice]
- the [defendant] has appealed
- appealed by the [defendant, plaintiff, government]
- (may) appeal [the decision, the ruling]
- (have the) right to appeal (the)
- the [decision] has been appealed
- appealed under [section, ordinance] [13]
- appeal on the grounds of
- [can, may, must, could] be appealed
- (tried to) appeal to his better [judgment, nature]
- appeals to my [sweet tooth, weaknesses, heart]
- [doesn't, does not] appeal to me
- [just, really] doesn't appeal
- court appeal
- the final appeal
- file an appeal (with)
- UK: lodge an appeal (with)
- the appeal was [dismissed, accepted]
- an appeal against [conviction, the charges]
- he was found [guilty, innocent] on appeal
- made a personal appeal [to]
- a personal appeal for (information)
- has (a lot, tons of) sex appeal
- [great, alluring, little] appeal
- [they, the band, the athletes] has [not, never] lost their appeal
- have never lost my appeal for [carrots, jazz music]
- I have never understood his appeal
- the [suggestion, promise, idea] holds little appeal [to, for] me
- an appeal in court
- an appeal to the supreme court
- an appeal to her [feelings, emotions, senses]
- the appeals [process, board]
- an appeals [court, board, judge]
- UK: appeal [court]
'appeal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
almighty
- bar
- belated
- contribution
- conviction
- court
- desperate
- dismiss
- earnest
- emotional
- enduring
- enhance
- entitle
- far
- hear
- high
- hopeless
- indemnity
- initiate
- jury
- mass
- moderate
- momentum
- notice
- ooze
- pending
- refusal
- release
- relinquish
- right
- ruling
- sex
- silent
- snob
- statutory
- superior
- timeless
- urgent
- visual
- waive
- waiver
- weathered