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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The importance of scale—in both real and financial markets—is hard to overstate, and Europe’s most promising scaleups generally operate cross-continentally.
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Riddhi Kanetkar, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
While Sutter never got to explore the formative Sons of Anarchy story of biker-gang founder John Teller, putting him back on the bike in a drama set in a world that has hatched visceral films like Once Were Warriors sounds pretty promising.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025
Nico Harrison’s disdain for beloved superstar Luka Dončić is going to end what was once a promising career as a basketball general manager.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025
Scherzer has won two titles, just missing out on his third this year, but his promising performance in the postseason has the free agent motivated for another go-around.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
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Riddhi Kanetkar, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
While Sutter never got to explore the formative Sons of Anarchy story of biker-gang founder John Teller, putting him back on the bike in a drama set in a world that has hatched visceral films like Once Were Warriors sounds pretty promising.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025
Nico Harrison’s disdain for beloved superstar Luka Dončić is going to end what was once a promising career as a basketball general manager.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025
Scherzer has won two titles, just missing out on his third this year, but his promising performance in the postseason has the free agent motivated for another go-around.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 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 17 Nov. 2025.
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