promise
Example Sentences
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For now, 80-year-old Molchaniuk from Tychyna Avenue is grateful that spring finally arrived and holds the promise of a new sowing season at her dacha’s vegetable patch.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
He delivers only one promise, which he no doubt will keep: “I will see you in six days, 22 hours, and however many minutes, for Unusual Tuesday!”
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
Authorities promise sweeping economic transformation at the entrance to one of the world's busiest waterways -- the Strait of Malacca, through which up to 30 percent of global trade passes.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
And that list doesn't even touch the biggest structural challenges: social care for the elderly, and a welfare reform programme that remains, for now, a promise without a bill.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
‘You can have it if you promise to stop asking me questions.’
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act I
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Michelle Obama's final address as First Lady (2017)
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