How to Use on appeal in a Sentence

on appeal

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  • But two would be freed on appeal.
    Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 19 Jan. 2026
  • All of which will be handled on appeal.
    Nicholas Kobe, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The holdouts won on appeal last year.
    Rebecca Liebson, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
  • And the road ahead for Trump on appeal doesn't look too good either.
    CBS News, 2 June 2024
  • That case is on appeal to the Texas Supreme Court.
    Mark Curriden, Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Judges are not fond of sound legal opinions going up on appeal.
    Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2024
  • He was handed a three-year ban, later reduced to two years on appeal.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
  • That's the only part of the law that X did not fight to enjoin on appeal.
    Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2024
  • The judge’s denial was overturned on appeal.
    Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The verdict was affirmed on appeal, but the death sentence was tossed out.
    Longreads, 2 May 2024
  • While that case is on appeal, those tariffs remain in effect.
    Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Milton had been sentenced to four years in prison in that case, but remained free on appeal.
    Eamon Javers,dan Mangan, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
  • But the evictions remain on appeal.
    Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
  • That was later overturned on appeal.
    City News Service, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026
  • This verdict about the vanishing house is on appeal.
    Dave Lieber feb. 25, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The death sentence was overturned on appeal and he was sentenced instead to life in prison.
    Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
  • Well, both cases are on appeal to the Eighth Circuit.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • That logic should guide higher courts to overturn this ruling on appeal.
    Noah Feldman, The Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Cruz was originally called safe, but the call was reversed on appeal.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
  • Dembele received a two-match ban, which was also upheld on appeal.
    Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
  • He was convicted on 18 counts — five of which were overturned on appeal.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Walters fought the ruling and saw her lawsuit revived on appeal.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2025
  • The one-game suspension was overturned on appeal, but a fine remained.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The women were acquitted and the case is now headed to a higher court on appeal.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 23 July 2025
  • That case recently was upheld on appeal.
    Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Once a case is on appeal, the trial judge loses jurisdiction over it.
    Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
  • One case was dismissed, and the rest are either on appeal or their cases haven’t concluded.
    Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 17 July 2024
  • But Rilee said the issue will be settled by the state Supreme Court on appeal.
    Holly Ramer, Twin Cities, 3 May 2024
  • The financial penalty was later thrown out on appeal.
    Carrie Johnson, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The court did find Phil was guilty of loitering, but even this charge was later overturned on appeal.
    Nick Sibilla, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025

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