promise
Example Sentences
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“Time then keeps its promise that you will finish exactly when the calendar says you will.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
The FDA needs a leader who understands the promise of new life-saving therapies.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
"A promise was made that the EU would deliver their side of the Deal and, as per Agreement, cut their Tariffs to ZERO!"
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
The videos promise users they can change their bodies in weeks, "look 20 years younger", or "lose 40lb in one month".
From BBC • May 7, 2026
“You made me promise not to get rid of that half-dead stump of a plant, so you owe me a promise too.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Vocabulary lists containing promise
"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act I
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Send a Message: Mit and Miss
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Michelle Obama's final address as First Lady (2017)
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