How to Use appeals court in a Sentence

appeals court

noun
  • The appeals court has not yet ruled.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The appeals court did not see it the same way.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 12 June 2026
  • An appeals court wiped the penalty last month.
    — Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Bannon is now asking the full appeals court to hear his case.
    — Samuel Burke, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
  • His initial death sentence was thrown out by an appeals court.
    — Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The appeals court ordered a new trial in the case.
    — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The appeals court reversed that judgment and sent the case back.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 4 July 2024
  • The stay was later unheld by an appeals court.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Two months later, the appeals court placed that order on hold.
    — ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The case is pending before the appeals court again.
    — David Ingram, NBC news, 12 May 2026
  • Now, a state appeals court has upheld that verdict.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
  • An appeals court lifted that order this month.
    — Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • An appeals court backed the lower court ruling.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The appeals court stay this month did not rely solely on the number of agents.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Now a federal appeals court has thrown a roadblock in his path.
    — Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Neither the appeals court nor the state's Supreme Court agreed.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 June 2026
  • Vape stores are waiting for the results of their lawsuit, which has reached appeals court.
    — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • An appeals court had left Frimpong's ruling in place.
    — Dan Gooding hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Kentucky district and appeals court judges ruled against Zedan.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
  • Missouri’s map The map’s fate will likely rest with appeals court judges.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The analysis of the appeals court here is correct.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • An appeals court upheld the dismissal.
    — Christie Thompson, NPR, 17 June 2026
  • By a 2-1 vote, the appeals court said the state law was not a ban on free expression.
    — Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The case is currently pending in the appeals court.
    — Claire Wang, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The case is now with the appeals court as prosecutors ask for a stricter sentence.
    — ABC News, 23 June 2026
  • The high court still could act quickly once the appeals court issues its decision.
    — Mark Sherman, Fortune, 23 Dec. 2023
  • The appeals court found there was no basis to this claim while affirming their sentences.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2025
  • The judge told the jury no, but the appeals court said that answer was incorrect.
    — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
  • An appeals court stepped in earlier this month to put a pause on that issue until at least the new year.
    — Npr Washington Desk, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
  • An appeals court last year tossed out the financial penalty, but left in place the fraud finding.
    — Graham Kates, CBS News, 17 June 2026

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