How to Use promising in a Sentence

promising

adjective
  • The neighborhood didn't look very promising.
  • Things are off to a promising start.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 24 Mar. 2026
  • That rapid growth is a promising sign.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • But there’s a promising mix of young and old.
    — Mike Sando, New York Times, 27 May 2026
  • There were some promising signs.
    — Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Was last week a blip or the start of a promising trend?
    — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Time will tell … but the promising start looks good.
    — Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Growth looks less promising and near-term prospects are less than rosy.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes, 12 Nov. 2021
  • Growth looks less promising, and near-term prospects are less than rosy.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2022
  • But the signs so far are very promising indeed.
    — John Archer, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • The most promising way to do that is using stem cells.
    — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Then, his promising rookie year came to a halt.
    — Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 7 May 2026
  • Our friendship is off to a promising start!
    — Anna Goldfarb, CNBC, 20 May 2026
  • So, treat this as promising but early.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
  • This one didn’t feel any more unique or promising than the others.
    — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The Red Sox young and promising core loved him.
    — Dan Roche january 11, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
  • For a while, the results looked promising.
    — Doug Haller, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
  • And of course, there’s the promising freshman.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Where there’s a will, there’s a way; follow the path most promising.
    — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The next surgeon was more promising.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Stacey’s worked at a lot of start-ups, but the latest is most promising.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
  • What are its most promising uses?
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
  • But things weren’t always so promising.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Each guy also lost a fumble to end a promising drive.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Two promising paths are emerging.
    — Debaleena Chattopadhyay, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
  • What might seem like a quixotic mission has so far had a promising start.
    — Joseph Wilson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2024
  • Keep your promising outlook and the world will be your oyster.
    — Karla Pope, Good Housekeeping, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Manoah was once one of the most promising pitchers in baseball.
    — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
  • His breakout has been among the most promising signs for the Twins.
    — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 9 May 2026
  • Here are just some of the many promising options coming up this fall.
    — Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025

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