promising
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- promisingly adverb
- promisingness noun
Etymology
Origin of promising
Example Sentences
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Gina: A Grade One-winning novice chaser who hasn't really progressed this season in the way his promising first start of the campaign suggested he would.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Nimale said the optics of the Olympics promising affordable tickets to local residents but on some counts failing to deliver show a need for a different system.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Researchers at Flinders University have now developed a promising new approach that could help remove some of the hardest-to-capture forms of these long-lasting pollutants from water.
From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026
Two promising early signs of pending home sales suggest that some home buyers weren’t entirely discouraged by rising mortgage rates.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
“What a promising aroma,” she said, loud enough for the Incorrigibles to hear.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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