promise
Example Sentences
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Paz was elected on a promise to end Bolivia's worst economic crisis in decades.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
There are natural flavors that technically go against the cereal’s “no B.S.” promise.
From Salon • May 23, 2026
These remarks prepared the way for the Gettysburg Address, in which Lincoln declared that the Declaration’s egalitarian promise, made “four score and seven years ago,” was the very definition of the American experiment.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Demands for the business-friendly conservative to resign have persisted despite his promise to respond to the grievances of labor unions and Indigenous communities.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
He knew he’d made a promise to believe.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
Vocabulary lists containing promise
"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act I
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Michelle Obama's final address as First Lady (2017)
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