UNPROMISING in a Sentence

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1. 'Very unpromising,' said Mr. jorkins.
2. 'That looks unpromising,' said Tiffey.
3. We happened to face an unpromising task.
4. In fact, his business career had distinctly unpromising beginnings.

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 Meanings and Examples of UNPROMISING
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
unpromising
 a.  appearing to be unlikely to result favorably or be enjoyable
Classic Sentence:
1  There was, at times, a want of spirits about him which, if it did not denote indifference, spoke of something almost as unpromising.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 4
2  'That looks unpromising,' said Tiffey.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 38. A DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP
3  'Very unpromising,' said Mr. jorkins.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 38. A DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP
4  Agnes said she was afraid I must have given her an unpromising character; but Dora corrected that directly.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 42. MISCHIEF
5  He was very strong and clever with his knife and knew how to cut the dry and dead wood away, and could tell when an unpromising bough or twig had still green life in it.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
6  Training and experience had taught her to be hospitable to newcomers, since the most unpromising might be useful later on, and there were plenty of available OUBLIETTES to swallow them if they were not.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 2
Example Sentence:
1  We happened to face an unpromising task.
2  In fact, his business career had distinctly unpromising beginnings.