am promising
- present progressive of promise (1st person singular).
Example Sentences
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And I am promising never to do anything like that again and asking Please don’t let papou die and swearing It was Clementine’s fault.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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"Thanks, no; but I am promising myself the pleasure of meeting you again in the near future," Mrs. Stewart returned, shooting a searching glance at her hostess.
From The Masked Bridal by Sheldon, Georgie, Mrs.
Don't ask me for promises until I know what I am promising.
From Arms and the Man by Shaw, Bernard
And indeed I am worn almost to a fringe; but I am promising myself a good, long rest after everything is over.
From And So They Were Married by Kingsley, Florence Morse
I am promising to give all that I have or am.
From The Daughter Pays by Reynolds, Mrs. Baillie