Definition: 1. Showing possibility of achievement or excellence. 2. Full or promise.
Use 'promising' in a sentence:
1. Oh, it's awful—and he is so young and promising.
2. She encouraged the class not to stress or even study, promising that, "It is going to be a piece of cake".
3. To cast a promising career, we need a lot more abilities which we can not learn from college.
4. To get the ISS research back on track, CASIS has examined more than 100 previous microgravity experiments to identify promising research themes.
5. Many social and cultural factors play roles in determining which promising students get on the path toward international math recognition.
6. Since the last table-tennis Championships a crop of promising players has appeared.
7. He handed in his notice at the bank and ruined his promising career.
8. Three other explanations seem more promising.
9. Possibilities for trade seemed promising, but no hope existed for maintaining the traditional routes over land.
10. After promising his mother that he would be safe, he went on alone.
11. Recent measurements made in the field together with laboratory simulations offer a promising explanation of how this structure of charged particles forms.
12. In January 1910, Shirase put his plans before Japanese government officials, promising to raise the flag at the South Pole within three years.
13. AI looks at resumes in greater numbers than humans would be able to, and selects the more promising candidates.
14. Inhibition of EGFR may be a promising adjuvant in chemotherapeutic strategy in the treatment of the dismal disease.
15. There is a prospect of applying 5G, which is very promising.
16. If everything looks promising, then it will justify trying to build a sleep lab and study sleep across cultures that way.
17. There are plenty of emerging, smaller industries, but which ones are the most promising?
18. It is considered a promising source of green energy to produce electricity in coastal areas.
19. Affluence liberates the individual, promising that everyone can choose a unique way to self-fulfillment.
20. The idea seems promising, and Rosenberg is a perceptive observer.
21. A bill by Democratic Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia, which would offer financial incentives for private industry, is a promising start.
22. With around $500,000 invested so far, a promising system is just emerging from the laboratory.
23. In February they made adjustments to the format, dropping some catwalk items immediately and promising that others would launch in the coming months.
24. There were dark clouds overhead promising rain.
25. She shamed her father into promising more help.
26. He was voted most promising new director.
27. Still, the results of the evaluation were promising, suggesting that the potential benefits of early intervention can be substantial.
28. The weather doesn't look very promising.
29. She is among the most promising players in her age group.
30. He was voted the most promising new actor for his part in the movie.
31. A school has honoured one of its brightest and most promising former students.
32. All parties are promising to increase spending on health.
