Sentence examples for promising son from inspiring English sources

Halsted was born in New York in 1852, the not especially promising son of a wealthy family.

He is 14lb better off with the O'Brien runner, the mount of the trainer's inexperienced, but no doubt, promising son Joseph.

Harry Mallinder, the richly promising son of the director of rugby Jim, worked wonders down the left on at least four occasions.

POST -- 11 HORSE (ODDS) -- Chekhov (12-1) TRAINER/JOCKEY -- Patrick Biancone/Gary Stevens COMMENT -- Owners paid $3.3 million for this promising son of Pulpit, and the colt may be figuring out the racing game at the right time.

(Melvin was equally confident of his status as rightful heir, claiming that, when he was ten years old, his father had entrusted him with the secret recipe, promising, "Son, this sauce is gonna make you a million dollars some day").

She had abandoned math for motherhood, and then motherhood for doughnuts, after her most promising son insisted on attending M.I.T. instead of S.M.U., where his tuition would have been free.

The death of the Palmers' infant daughter was followed by that of their elder son, a promising boy of whom much was expected.

A mother reports that only by promising her son she would listen to the Lone Ranger and write him of the evening's episodes, could she….

Licinius Mucianus, legate of Syria, whom he reconciled with Vespasian, considered that one of Vespasian's greatest assets was to have so promising a son and heir.

Andy Goode did not have his best day with the boot but the promising Alex Lozowski, son of the former England centre Rob Lozowski, had more joy in the final quarter.

Needless to say, the domineering mother, despite promising her son that she will keep her distance, does not stay in Scarsdale for long.