How to Use acknowledge in a Sentence

acknowledge

verb
Definition of acknowledgenext
Synonyms for acknowledgenext
  • She acknowledged the gift with a card.
  • Do you acknowledge that you caused this mess?
  • She acknowledged his greeting with a smile.
  • He quickly acknowledges all of my e-mails when he receives them.
  • They acknowledged that the decision was a mistake.
  • Please acknowledge receipt of this letter.
  • They readily acknowledged their mistake.
  • She won't acknowledge responsibility for her actions.
  • The letter did not acknowledge the loss of life in the surprise attack that killed 1,200.
    — Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
  • And, as O’Hanlon acknowledges, the prospect of a foreign posting helps entice recruits to sign up in the first place.
    — Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
  • All Biden will have done is acknowledge what’s true, so he can hardly be blamed.
    — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 4 May 2023
  • Horst acknowledged the pre-draft process for the Bucks the last few years has been very different from say, a team drafting in the top five or top 10.
    — Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2023
  • Kody also acknowledged the rift that had formed between him and his boys in an episode that aired in May 2023.
    — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Lin acknowledges some of the challenges of being a consumer in 2024.
    — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Biden then seemed to acknowledge that the issue was settled.
    — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 8 Feb. 2023
  • But, as Biden has acknowledged throughout his time in office, there’s more work to be done.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 27 July 2024
  • To – to acknowledge some of the strengths of your adversaries is – is not having weakness on your own part.
    — CBS News, 18 Aug. 2024
  • The pilot asked the errant Cessna to acknowledge a radio call and rock its wings.
    — Arden Farhi, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2022
  • But the military acknowledges there have been few gains.
    — Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Let’s pause and acknowledge the importance of that work for all of us in our lives, in our culture [and] in managing the challenges of the day.
    — Safire R. Sostre, Essence, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Yet even the staunch anarchists of the BO-AK acknowledge the need to reach out to the other side of the political spectrum.
    — Guillaume Ptak, WIRED, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Of course, Musk acknowledged in the press conference that some of his claims—$50 million for condoms sent to Hamas?
    — Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Sophie Brussaux is acknowledging that Drake has been a great dad from the jump.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 20 June 2023
  • The ad itself also acknowledges that the scenes in the first half of the ad are not real, but rather imagined in a city without conflict.
    — Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The humorist acknowledged the cuts on his Facebook page.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2023
  • The main goal is to say things that acknowledge their grief, which sometimes could mean saying very little.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 22 Nov. 2022
  • At the end of the night, Sullivan finally forces himself to acknowledge the fangirls in the house.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2024
  • But others acknowledge the queen’s role in forging peace.
    — Jill Lawless and Mike Corder, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Sep. 2022
  • If the movies wouldn’t acknowledge us, how could our families?
    — Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
  • Indeed, that risk is acknowledged in the document’s language.
    — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025

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