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Promised in sentence

1581 examples of Promised in a sentence

And that was strange to me because there were several other slots that were open, but it just so happened that he had promised that slot to someone else.
I clung to her again, as I had when I was a child, and I let go, and then I promised that I would call.
They were promised three years of solid agricultural work.
They even promised to reinvest 20 percent of any profits into local education programs.
And that moment, I promised myself I'd fight for equal rights and opportunities for boys and girls, men and women, the rest of my life.
I just remember I promised myself, and I really try to keep my word.
I believe the Global Goals are a historic opportunity, because the world's leaders have promised to deliver them.
I promised my boss that the work I didn't get done during the day, I'd make up at night from home.
Hucksters promised to unlock that hidden potential with methods "based on neuroscience," but all they really unlock is your wallet.
Some of them promised to offer the tests at a lower price than Myriad's.
Some promised to provide a more comprehensive test than the one Myriad was offering.
But he promised to spread the word, and now we work closely with the United Nations.
When you get old like me, you're going to be able to hold your pee for way longer, I promised her.
I regret not speaking up in Zimbabwe, and I've promised myself that as New York City's Health Commissioner, I will use every opportunity I have to sound the alarm and rally support for health equity.
And now, where there was once a mountain of certitude, there was, running right down to its foundation, a spring of doubt, a spring that promised rivers.
That's why we have promised to remain carbon neutral.
They had applications that promised to diagnose, even cure, certain forms of blood cancer.
When the financial crisis moved to Europe, the European Central Bank President, Mario Draghi, promised "to do whatever it takes."
And just to think what amazing things could be done with that money, consider this: in 2009, Norway promised one billion dollars of its reserves to Brazil if they followed through on their goals on deforestation.
So basically, with that phone call, I promised to help a state and system which was as large as that of Peru or Canada transform itself.
You see, the 2.7 billion-dollar project promised an era of predictive and preventative medicine based on our unique genetic makeup.
You know, I've been promised change since I was a child.
And China's president has promised that within the next three years, those last tens of millions will have been raised up above that threshold.
He's certainly shown real engagement in a lot of what he promised to do, and there is a strong desire to change the system radically.
It was a complete surprise, as my dad promised that in my town he knew nobody who voted for him.
I promised you I had a really bad sense of humor, and now I'm gratifying that.
He promised, "It's not how we'll do things in the future, but it's how we have to do them today."
And I only agreed to work with it if they promised it would stay in their house, and they never took it outside.
And in order to get my community's support, I promised to come back one day to repay that support.
They are then encouraged to recruit others and promised part of the money those people invest, while the founder also takes a share.
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