promise
Example Sentences
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"If this government carries through its promise to bring in regulation around e-bikes, e-scooters, dockless bikes, we hope there should be better standards across London."
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
His father said his son was contacted by a Cameroonian living in Russia, who sold him on the idea of a military training course and the promise of a job as a bodyguard.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
He did not promise to bring harm to their civilian families.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
I still recall the promise of new-millennium digital iconography, when knowledge fused with access, and posters with images of kids surfing on textbooks down the information superhighway adorned school computer rooms.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
“I promise you, Jonah,” he said in a husky voice.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Vocabulary lists containing promise
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Michelle Obama's final address as First Lady (2017)
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