have been promising
- present perfect progressive of promise.
Example Sentences
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Michael Harrison, a fetal surgeon at the University of California, San Francisco, sometimes called the ‘father of fetal surgery,’ says the data he has seen so far have been promising.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 18, 2023
He replaces Scott Satterfield, now at Cincinnati, and his eight months of transition have been promising.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 16, 2023
The early returns have been promising, highlighted by one earned run in three Cactus League games and, more importantly, only one walk and nine strikeouts in six innings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2023
But, in the past few months — I'm sure after it was edited and sent to the printer — there have been promising signs that people are turning against authoritarianism.
From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2023
My poor wife, who is 89 not well off for friends on this bare coast, has been promising herself, and I have been promising her, a rare acquisition.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
