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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Jupiter's moon Europa has long been shortlisted among scientists as one of our solar system's most promising locations to search for life – or, at least, the conditions that could support it.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
The coral gardens were full of life, a promising sign of nature’s resilience.
—Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026
Thus far, researchers have identified 15 newborn calves — a promising number this far into the season, per the report.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Therefore Primate and its promising central character turns more into a typical slasher flick, repeatedly knocking off the swimsuit-wearing teens one by one, his specialty being yanking out jaws and other bloody grossouts.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
The coral gardens were full of life, a promising sign of nature’s resilience.
—Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026
Thus far, researchers have identified 15 newborn calves — a promising number this far into the season, per the report.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Therefore Primate and its promising central character turns more into a typical slasher flick, repeatedly knocking off the swimsuit-wearing teens one by one, his specialty being yanking out jaws and other bloody grossouts.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
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 10 Jan. 2026.
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