But he played well for the Texas Rangers last season and rejuvenated a once-promising career.

She had attempted suicide several times and had more or less abandoned her once-promising literary career.

Sampson's once-promising career was shortened due to chronic knee injuries, which forced his retirement in 1991.

Injuries and timid play may mean a premature decline to Jeff Norton's once-promising career.

She was unable to acknowledge that her once-promising career had crashed and burned, never to be resurrected.

The news caused the Mute to look beyond the ruins of a once-promising career.

As a result of what some called police incompetence in the case, Frost's once-promising career with the Yard was sidetracked.

Most of them held city day jobs during the winter, and some of them, herself included, even had the wreckage of once-promising careers.

It also derails many once-promising careers.

It went on, "It has ended or done serious damage to several once-promising political careers.