Example Sentences

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More promisingly, the company sees RevPAR climbing 2% to 3% this year, and predicts an increase in earnings per share—a new, rosier outlook that management still characterized as “reasonably conservative.”

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Set 301 for victory, the hosts' response had started promisingly as they overcame the early loss of Kraigg Brathwaite to reach 47-1 with John Campbell and Keacy Carty at the crease.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025

The bowlful of pale-gold rice, glistening promisingly, that comes with each set represents a superlative version of the form, which gets cooked in chicken broth enriched with chicken fat.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024

The journey begins promisingly, with a touching glimpse of the migrant family leaving loved ones in Mexico to the strains of “California Dreamin’ ” first en español, then English.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2023

Pushing open the doors to the gym, I move past all the empty exercise equipment and see the door to the pool is promisingly propped open with a chair.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott