has been promising
- present perfect progressive of promise (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Analysts say the campaign has been promising thus far but note that there are still a number of unknowns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
In the meantime, he said his research into his host star hypothesis has been promising, and he hopes to publish his findings in the near future.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2025
While research on new treatments has been promising, according to the Mayo Clinic, the condition has no cure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2025
But this attracted a cynical response from some commentators who pointed out that Musk has been promising this kind of thing for a long time.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2025
We have finished our talk, and Mr. Hathaway has been so concerned about my having no real name that he has been promising me everything, but his own, for a suitable one.
From A Ward of the Golden Gate by Harte, Bret
