promising
adjective
prom·is·ing
ˈprä-mə-siŋ 
: full of promise : likely to succeed or to yield good results
a promising new medicine
promisingly
adverb
Examples of promising in a Sentence
The neighborhood didn't look very promising.
a promising writer who just may write the great American novel someday
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Carter Bryant: With his dynamic athleticism and two-way potential, Bryant could quickly become one of the most promising young players in OKC.
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Nick Crain, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Larry Birnbaum, a professor of computer science at Northwestern University was recruiting a promising PhD to become a graduate researcher.
—Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 25 June 2025
The tech giant’s big-budget racing drama, starring Brad Pitt as a Formula One driver who is coerced out of retirement to coach a slick rookie (Damson Idris), is targeting a promising $50 million to $60 million in its debut.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 25 June 2025
Sacramento has recently eliminated parking minimums and density caps citywide to promote new housing development, a promising approach to address housing scarcity.
—Mahdi E Diab, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
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Nick Crain, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Larry Birnbaum, a professor of computer science at Northwestern University was recruiting a promising PhD to become a graduate researcher.
—Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 25 June 2025
The tech giant’s big-budget racing drama, starring Brad Pitt as a Formula One driver who is coerced out of retirement to coach a slick rookie (Damson Idris), is targeting a promising $50 million to $60 million in its debut.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 25 June 2025
Sacramento has recently eliminated parking minimums and density caps citywide to promote new housing development, a promising approach to address housing scarcity.
—Mahdi E Diab, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for promising
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“Promising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/promising. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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