unpromising
Example Sentences
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Then there was World War II. Given Cooper’s eye injury and poor physique, he made for an unpromising soldier.
The port of L.A. has come far from its unpromising beginnings.
From Los Angeles Times
It was an unpromising start, and things only got worse from there.
From BBC
But it’s too striking a shot to dismiss as self-conscious or unpromisingly stern.
From Seattle Times
From this unpromising site have risen stacks of factory-built steel modules punctuated by little green spaces.
From New York Times
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