The phrase "seemingly promising" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to describe something that appears to be full of potential or likely to succeed, but may not actually turn out that way in reality. Example: The new product launch was met with seemingly promising reviews, but sales have not been as high as expected.
A year later Pelé famously declared "an African team will definitely win the World Cup by the turn of the century" after watching seemingly promising Nigerian youngsters lift the Under-17 World Cup and reach the final of the Under-20 competition.
Other seemingly promising virus-based animal cancer treatments have proved ineffective in humans, Chiocca cautions.
You might have noticed something puzzling if you've been keeping an eye on the crowdfunding space: A large number of seemingly promising crowdfunded hardware startups fail to deliver.
But some of us have been burned by even the most cautious cheerleading for seemingly promising Wall Street investigations and lawsuits.
Beta carotene supplements may actually increase mortality, as might vitamin E and vitamin A. Other seemingly promising supplements, like fish oil for heart disease, have seen their promise dissipate.
Trudeau's first 14 months in office got off to a seemingly promising start.
By Ian Crouch March 1, 2011 Those of us who do most of our reading online have resigned ourselves to the cartoon distillations of our neuroses and desires which follow us through much of the Web in a seemingly permanent sidebar, promising whiter teeth, better credit scores, and more erect erections.
Those of us who do most of our reading online have resigned ourselves to the cartoon distillations of our neuroses and desires which follow us through much of the Web in a seemingly permanent sidebar, promising whiter teeth, better credit scores, and more erect erections.
People of Mr. Lee's generation are old enough, however, to remember when the Communist North was the more prosperous and seemingly more promising of the two Koreas.
But is it any more outlandish than a powerful movie producer preying on seemingly every promising young actress in the business for decades; or a powerful tech C.E.O.
She was seemingly in good spirits, promising me a kiss, then chastising my poor Italian.
