The startup's early results are promising, attracting interest from several investors.

After reading her letter, he kept promising to visit but never set a date.

The promising of support from the council eased residents' fears.

Despite their many promisings, the committee failed to follow through on any of the planned reforms.

When he promised to finish the project by Friday, I just smiled and said, 'promises, promises'.

She knew it would be difficult to finish the project alone, but a promise is a promise, so she stayed late to help.

Despite their good intentions, the promisers failed to deliver on time.

The promiser forgot the date of the meeting, disappointing everyone who had counted on his word.

She was on a promise all evening, giggling at his jokes and dropping hints that they'd be intimate later.

The startup's promiseful prototype attracted several investors at the demo day.