After he got arrested for drunk driving, he promised to stop drinking, but two weeks later he was at the bar again.
The little boy promised his mother that he would come straight home after school.
Henry's teachers were confident that he would have a promising career in
chemistry.
Politicians make all kinds of wild promises before an election, but usually break most of them once they are in office.
Next month's conference on the homeless promises to be an important step in the government's efforts to deal with the problem.
A simple promise
from your boss is not enough. You need him to put it in writing.
The young girl showed considerable promise as a swimmer within her first year of competition.
She often breaks her promises, so her friends no longer trust her.
There is a Chinese proverb which says, "Don't expect from
others what you can't promise them yourself."
Nikita Khrushchev once said that politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.
Bernard Baruch once said that it is best to vote for the man who promises least; he'll be the least disappointing.
Robert Service once said that a promise made is a debt unpaid.
The game promises to be an exciting contest between the sport's two greatest rivals.
One promising long-term project for East Timor's economy is the development of oil resources in nearby waters.
Find someone who has broken a promise.