admittedly
adverb
ad·mit·ted·ly
əd-ˈmi-təd-lē 
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1
: as has been or must be admitted
an admittedly inadequate treatment
2
: it must be admitted
admittedly, we took a chance
Examples of admittedly in a Sentence
admittedly, I should not have lost my temper like that
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The Highland Base restaurant serves up food all year, but the summer menu is admittedly more exciting than the winter version, which leans heavily on soups and Arctic char.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 June 2026
And in the years following George Floyd’s murder and other deeply troubling incidents, many Americans (including myself, admittedly) have come to view police officers through an equally rigid lens.
—Antonio Ferme, Variety, 14 June 2026
The data that the distillery provided is admittedly a small sample, showing that Garrison Brothers was doing better than two other unnamed Texas whiskey brands and one national brand.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 10 June 2026
One incredibly obvious solution — often admittedly requiring a colossal amount of losing and luck — is onboarding someone everyone will talk about.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 10 June 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 June 2026
And in the years following George Floyd’s murder and other deeply troubling incidents, many Americans (including myself, admittedly) have come to view police officers through an equally rigid lens.
—Antonio Ferme, Variety, 14 June 2026
The data that the distillery provided is admittedly a small sample, showing that Garrison Brothers was doing better than two other unnamed Texas whiskey brands and one national brand.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 10 June 2026
One incredibly obvious solution — often admittedly requiring a colossal amount of losing and luck — is onboarding someone everyone will talk about.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 10 June 2026
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admittedly
adverb
ad·mit·ted·ly
-əd-lē
: acknowledged as true
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