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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Stark noted that ascension has made Suarez one of the most promising pending free agents in the sport.
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Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
His firing came on the same day two of the team’s most promising young stars, outfielder James Wood and pitcher Mackenzie Gore, made the National League All-Star team for the first time.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
The housing commission’s diversion initiative is similarly promising.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
Among high-risk, high-reward prospects, Powell ranks among the more promising.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 4 July 2025
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Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
His firing came on the same day two of the team’s most promising young stars, outfielder James Wood and pitcher Mackenzie Gore, made the National League All-Star team for the first time.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
The housing commission’s diversion initiative is similarly promising.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
Among high-risk, high-reward prospects, Powell ranks among the more promising.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 4 July 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 10 Jul. 2025.
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