Definition of unpromising
:appearing unlikely to prove worthwhile or result favorably
- an unpromising beginning
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Examples of unpromising in a Sentence
Things got off to an unpromising start.
She can do a lot with unpromising material.
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Despite the unpromising name - which sounds like the alias of a super villain who kills with toxic 1970s couches - this molecule has astrobiologists really excited, according to Hörst.
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Conversely, right-wing populist parties have been successful in such apparently unpromising locales as Switzerland, Denmark and Sweden.
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One unpromising candidate for Tuesday’s sale (possibly a station wagon?) was burned beyond recognition.
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Those projects have creatively repurposed existing buildings, turning unpromising spaces into trendy retail hubs that draw a younger demographic.
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Her provocative images borrow from fashion, advertising, burlesque and pornography; push the unpromising 1960s trend of Photo Realism into new areas of gorgeousness and abstraction; and explore the ways women do and do not own their bodies.
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That’s a cheeky reference to a movie within the movie, a woefully unpromising propaganda melodrama that Britain’s Ministry of Information is developing, in 1940, to provide some inspiration for the home front during the...
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This seems like an unpromising beginning for an evening’s entertainment, but Soper and a trio of fellow-musicians—a flutist, a violinist, and a percussionist—
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Both Mr. Parker and the woman came from strikingly similar and largely unpromising backgrounds.
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First Known Use of unpromising
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UNPROMISING Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of unpromising for English Language Learners
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: not likely to be successful or good
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