appeal to

to make a request

• He appealed to us for help.
• He appealed to the judge for mercy.
• He appealed to a higher court against the decision.
• The President appealed to the nation for its cooperation.
• You must appeal to public opinion to win the election.
• I appeal to you to contribute to the new clinic.
• I appeal to him for his advice.
• We should appeal to reason instead of resorting to violence.
• We must appeal to public opinion about the matter.
• Mr. Yappari appealed to the judge for mercy.
• Cambodia appealed to the United Nations for help.
• The captain appealed to the referee against the decision.
• I have appealed to him to visit but he didn't come.
• The country appealed to the United Nations for help.
• The country appealed to Japan for help.
• Tom appealed to his mother to buy a new toy for him.
• We appealed to our teacher to go more slowly.
• The company appealed for people to take voluntary resignation.

to be attractive or interesting

• This topic is appealing to many.
• That kind of story appeals to me.
• The idea of camping has never appealed to me.
• His music and words appeal to young people.
• Rural life appeals to me very much.
• His exhibition at the city museum didn't appeal to me at all.
• Nuclear power plants don't appeal to everybody.
• Between you and me, Tom's idea doesn't appeal to me very much.
• This nude poster appeals visually to the young.
• Do these paintings appeal to you?
• Much to my surprise, my song appealed to many young people.
• Rock appeals to young men and women.