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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This development marks a promising leap forward in function and form for individuals relying on prosthetic hands, and for robots needing versatile yet simple manipulators.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
While the city’s overall housing production has lagged, more projects are progressing in North San Jose, with the latest promising to add more than 700 homes near a major tech hub.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
His career, once so promising, seemed to be slipping away.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
The promising honors student had mysteriously vanished after spending an evening with friends at a local bar then leaving alone without her cellphone and stopping at a gas station next door, Houston police said.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
While the city’s overall housing production has lagged, more projects are progressing in North San Jose, with the latest promising to add more than 700 homes near a major tech hub.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
His career, once so promising, seemed to be slipping away.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
The promising honors student had mysteriously vanished after spending an evening with friends at a local bar then leaving alone without her cellphone and stopping at a gas station next door, Houston police said.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 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 3 Nov. 2025.
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