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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Women's health tech faces a trust gap Even with these promising results, trust remains a major barrier in women's health technology.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
Meanwhile, Netflix is developing a Pride and Prejudice series with a promising cast that includes Emma Corrin as Elizabeth and Jack Lowden as Darcy.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 19 July 2025
There’s just one level now, but promising regrowth helped the league expand from four to five teams in 2025.
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But in 25 years since the resort closed, this is among the more promising plans.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 18 July 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
Meanwhile, Netflix is developing a Pride and Prejudice series with a promising cast that includes Emma Corrin as Elizabeth and Jack Lowden as Darcy.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 19 July 2025
There’s just one level now, but promising regrowth helped the league expand from four to five teams in 2025.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2025
But in 25 years since the resort closed, this is among the more promising plans.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 18 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 29 Jul. 2025.
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