How to Use acknowledge in a Sentence
acknowledge
verb
- 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.
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The letter did not acknowledge the loss of life in the surprise attack that killed 1,200.
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Elizabeth Dwoskin,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2024
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Kody also acknowledged the rift that had formed between him and his boys in an episode that aired in May 2023.
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Esther Kang,
Peoplemag,
5 Mar. 2024
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But the military acknowledges there have been few gains.
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Serhii Korolchuk,
Washington Post,
4 Jan. 2024
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Sophie Brussaux is acknowledging that Drake has been a great dad from the jump.
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Angela Andaloro,
Peoplemag,
20 June 2023
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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.
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Amanda Hoover,
WIRED,
30 Jan. 2024
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The humorist acknowledged the cuts on his Facebook page.
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Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Dec. 2023
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At the end of the night, Sullivan finally forces himself to acknowledge the fangirls in the house.
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Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
9 Feb. 2024
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When asked to clarify, the model acknowledged that Ali did win in a knockout.
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Chris Wilson,
Time,
7 June 2023
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The birds also used less pressure than humans, so the game didn’t always acknowledge their taps.
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Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 Mar. 2024
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Or just to acknowledge that there's different sorts of ways that people dress.
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Chris Klimek,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 July 2023
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Offset laughs, acknowledging there’s a good chance that at least one of them may follow in his footsteps.
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Jem Aswad,
Variety,
24 May 2023
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After the game, McVay acknowledged his failure and his need to improve.
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Gary Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Dec. 2023
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Even his aides acknowledged the previous night's events had worn him down.
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Gabriella Abdul-Hakim,
ABC News,
13 Nov. 2023
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The suit says that Rooks never asked or prompted anyone else to acknowledge the scriptures.
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Minyvonne Burke,
NBC News,
6 Oct. 2023
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In May, Comer was forced to acknowledge that the House committee had lost track of its whistleblower.
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Josh Meyer,
USA TODAY,
11 July 2023
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But to his credit, Biden acknowledged one of the main drivers of inflation: housing costs.
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Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN,
11 Apr. 2024
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Pushing into the second half of the season, there aren’t many wholesale changes that can be done to the practices, Riley acknowledged.
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Thuc Nhi Nguyen,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Oct. 2023
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With curiosity and care, Richland peers into the heart of a small town, acknowledges the joys, and brings the pain and loss and broken promises into the light.
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Sheri Linden,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 June 2023
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After the game, referee Ed Molloy, the crew chief for the game, acknowledged the incorrect call in a pool report.
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Jeff Zillgitt,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2024
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To its credit, the series acknowledges how damaging this can be.
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Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Mar. 2024
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The letter acknowledges the pain caused by the conflict while also affirming the district’s schools as a safe space for students.
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Jackie Valley,
The Christian Science Monitor,
5 Dec. 2023
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Decatur acknowledged that one consequence of the closures will be the suspension of visits to them by school field trips.
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Philip Marcelo The Associated Press,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Jan. 2024
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