promising

Example Sentences

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By this point, I think you understand how the boy felt about that word, about people in authority promising to do things for his own good.

From Literature

One fine day they bade goodbye to their families and set off upstream in a canoe, promising to return with the rains.

From Literature

This allows researchers to stimulate specific brain regions and observe the effects, making it a promising tool for carefully controlled experiments.

From Science Daily

The combination was promising enough for Kraft to sanction the biggest outlay in the league in free agency, with $364m splashed out on new talent - and crucially most of them have been hits.

From BBC

The outlook for these technologies seems promising, but many in Gen Z are so dazzled by the benefits that they overlook the trade-offs.

From The Wall Street Journal