Examples of 'were promised' in a sentence

Meaning of "were promised"

Being promised means that someone has made a commitment or pledged to do something for another person. It implies that a verbal or written assurance has been given, indicating the intention or obligation to fulfill a certain action or provide a specific outcome

How to use "were promised" in a sentence

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They were promised an arrival from the sky.
We and our forefathers were promised this before.
They were promised work and told lies to.
We and our fathers were promised this before.
They were promised food in exchange for oil.
The retail world we were promised is now here.
They were promised that there would be a park.
All they know is they were promised something.
She were promised me the day she was born.
This is hell which ye were promised if ye followed him.
We were promised action many years ago.
Aspiring nationalities were promised their own homelands.
We were promised a candidate and a lot and a little.
I appeal that you were promised a new shelter.
We were promised have not yet arrived.

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The payoff you were promised never came.
We were promised two lakh rupees each.
When my hair began falling we were promised a blitzkrieg.
Disputes were promised to be solved peacefully and neutrally.
They are not the cowering wretches we were promised.
These people were promised an income for life.
That is the day which they were promised.
A catastrophe we were promised and a catastrophe we expected to see.
Safe to assume this is the surprise we were promised.
Merchants were promised reimbursement for member purchases.
I tried to give you what you were promised.
You feel you were promised these things.
To defend the land that they were promised.
What they were promised has not been delivered.
Then we are a step closer to the land we were promised.
They were promised things that never happened.
This is not the future you were promised.
They were promised houses within six months.
Consumers did not receive what they were promised.
We were promised extensive information campaigns to combat this.
The one you were promised has come.
This is really the future that we were promised.
These planes were promised but never delivered.
We are all waiting for the reform we were promised.
We were promised it would broaden the circle of humanity.
It was not the quiet residential street we were promised.
The volunteers were promised coffee containing caffeine.
Never mind the security you were promised.
We were promised a lot but we have had nothing.
We got the six inches of snow we were promised.
That were promised the tribes did not materialize.
At the beginning of the year we were promised an album.
Years ago they were promised to be kept as they were.
This is the kind of change that we were promised.
Now we were promised in the book in the gospels.

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