How do you use Promises in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Promises meaning
plural of promise
Using Promises
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of promise
- In the example corpus, promises often appears in combinations such as: promises to, promises of, the promises.
Context around Promises
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 12 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Promises
- In this selection, "promises" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, empty, saying, fulfill, najib, regarding and kept stand out and add context to how "promises" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include about empty promises regarding short, all his promises have nothing and empty promises. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "promises" sits close to words such as saving, contribute and fame, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with promises
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
What I am saying, promises after promises, they never really fulfill their promises. (13 words)
Politicians must be honest when they make promises and make promises that they can keep”. (15 words)
Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan once said: “If politics were a musical, it would be Promises, Promises”. (18 words)
He said: “So my 10-point plan today we can do, God forbid even if there isn’t a Labour government, I’ve made clear during the campaign which of my promises we can do even with this lot, and which promises I could do with a Labour government. (49 words)
All priests of the Archdiocese of Louisville, including the archbishop, renew the promises they made at ordination during the Chrism Mass. In renewing their promises, they vow obedience to the archbishop and recommit to serving God’s people. (38 words)
But as the 2020 election rapidly approaches, Trump now finds himself campaigning on the defensive, making the RNC’s purported aim of touting his incredible successes — “promises made, promises kept” — more difficult than originally imagined. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
What I am saying, promises after promises, they never really fulfill their promises.
I believe politics is not just promises but the ability to fulfill promises,” Najib said in his speech Friday, claiming that Barisan had fulfilled “99.4 percent” of its promises.
Editor’s note: Jaynie Schultz’s response to the statement about empty promises regarding short term rentals: “There are no empty promises on Midtown/Valley View.
Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan once said: “If politics were a musical, it would be Promises, Promises”.
Prospective dates in Northern Ireland, be they promises of health reform or promises to start being good and pluralist, we now know from the last twenty five year dates generate interim timelines not deadlines.
He said: “So my 10-point plan today we can do, God forbid even if there isn’t a Labour government, I’ve made clear during the campaign which of my promises we can do even with this lot, and which promises I could do with a Labour government.
He said that Tinubu made promises to satisfy the needs of the people, adding that the promises were being fulfilled and the hope of Nigerians was being renewed.
The path to the final reward is long and complex, and relies on politicians not only keeping their own promises but often even keeping the promises made by others.
But as the 2020 election rapidly approaches, Trump now finds himself campaigning on the defensive, making the RNC’s purported aim of touting his incredible successes — “promises made, promises kept” — more difficult than originally imagined.
Instead of presenting mothers with beautiful plants, present a card that promises the plants and promises that you will do the planting.
Politicians must be honest when they make promises and make promises that they can keep”.
All priests of the Archdiocese of Louisville, including the archbishop, renew the promises they made at ordination during the Chrism Mass. In renewing their promises, they vow obedience to the archbishop and recommit to serving God’s people.
Also speaking on behalf of the youth is Comrade Jasper who said various promises of employment have been made since 1999 but such promises were never kept.
According to him, the NPP was only good at making promises ahead of the 2016 elections,. but lacked the ability to properly manage the economy and deliver on those promises.
African Americans are beginning to see the promises liberals make to the African American community are false promises and never delivered.
All his promises have nothing to do with the poor hence I submit that they are exclusively bourgeoisie promises.
If you were paying attention in the lead-up to the election, you know what promises were made, and it is up to you to ensure those promises are kept.
In the final minutes of “Promises, Promises,” has Alex confront Gavin with the reveal that he’s just assumed control of Gavin’s accounts from his niece.
South Korea has made big promises on behalf of Pyongyang — promises that we’ve yet to hear repeated by North Korea.
A rule like promise-keeping is established by looking at the consequences of a world in which people broke promises at will and a world in which promises were binding.
Phrases with promises
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with promises
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- promises to 66×
- promises of 13×
- the promises 13×
- that promises 12×
- and promises 11×
- promises and 11×
- promises that 10×
- of promises 9×
- promises made 7×
- his promises 7×