promising

adjective

prom·is·ing | \ ˈprä-mə-siŋ

Definition of promising

: full of promise : likely to succeed or to yield good results a promising new medicine

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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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Which means 2019 will be a good year for me, movie-wise, because already there are some genuinely, um, thrilling thrillers hitting theaters and streaming sites and the rest of the year looks even more promising. — Cady Drell, Marie Claire, "The Best New Thriller Movies of 2019—So Far," 12 Mar. 2019 What the two graduation-versus-cash studies found The two newer studies also reach promising conclusions — and in particular find that the graduation model outperforms a simple one-off cash transfer. — Dylan Matthews, Vox, "Giving out cash is a great way to fight poverty. This approach might be even better.," 15 Oct. 2018 In the meantime, small unexpected pleasures can provide a boost — and the two new playgrounds are a promising start. — John King, SFChronicle.com, "Civic Center makeover: Here’s the plan to revamp the heart of SF," 29 June 2018 Jason Kreis and the club on Friday agreed to part ways despite a promising start to the 2018 campaign that included a club-record six-match win streak. — Jordan Culver, Pro Soccer USA, "Orlando City fires coach Jason Kreis amid six-game losing streak," 15 June 2018 But after a promising start, records show, the museum fell into trouble. — Eric Adler And Steve Vockrodt, kansascity, "After losing millions, can Prairiefire dinosaur museum in Johnson County evolve? | The Kansas City Star," 18 May 2018 Sunday afternoon was not a promising start for the 2018 Eastern Conference Finals, as the Celtics had already dealt a devastating 36-18 blow by the end of the first quarter. — John Pana, cleveland.com, ""The Cavs are unpredictable!" - Cleveland fans explain Game 1 blowout loss at Boston (video)," 13 May 2018 One full day in, the campaign was off to a promising start when its print materials were revealed to be directly lifted from an Obama administration Federal Trade Commission booklet. — Michael Andor Brodeur, BostonGlobe.com, "From ‘This Is America’ to ‘Is this a pigeon?’: It’s a thing," 8 May 2018 The Raptors have promising youth/role players in Pascal Siakam and OG Anunoby. — J. Michael, Indianapolis Star, "Pacers' focus goes beyond free agency, believe trade market 'could be better than ever'," 5 May 2018

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