promise
noun
a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one.
was promising
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past progressiveof promise.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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A medical student pressed him on how one senator could actually enact the sweeping things he was promising.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Mitchell was also named the president of the group, which was promising to “focus on policy areas like taxation, economic development incentives, deregulation and zoning at the state and local level.”
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
Environmental Protection Agency administrator, said the new development was promising.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
"He was promising the world, proper love-bombing me. And he was buying things as well, trying to get me to fall in love very quickly with him," she says.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
I didn’t know what I was promising, Jonah wanted to argue.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
