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.
• His hole-out eagle was the shot of the day, and even Hovland took a moment to acknowledge it.
  — Adam Schupak, USA TODAY, 16 July 2022
• The letter did not acknowledge the loss of life in the surprise attack that killed 1,200.
  — Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
• No foul was called, but the crew chief for the game, David Guthrie, later acknowledged that a foul occurred.
  — Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
• To stop the nonsense and acknowledge who the real heroes were that day.
  — Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2022
• The important thing is to acknowledge that there will be one thing, and to decide ahead of time to take it in stride.
  — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 17 May 2022
• 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
• The figure may seem small, the researchers acknowledge, but the number of new beetles that emerged was not.
  — Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Dec. 2021
• 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
• One of the first things to do is acknowledge size and space limitations.
  — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Dec. 2021
• Biden then seemed to acknowledge that the issue was settled.
  — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 8 Feb. 2023
• But still, there has been reluctance to acknowledge that bias among deputies may be part of the issue.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2022
• But, as Biden has acknowledged throughout his time in office, there’s more work to be done.
  — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 27 July 2024
• But the increase would be minimal, to the point where Apple might not want to acknowledge it.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 6 Apr. 2022
• 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 in court on May 2, Roessler did not acknowledge those statements and pleaded not guilty.
  — Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 May 2022
• But the military acknowledges there have been few gains.
  — Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2024
• On the upside, her line of work — long considered secondary — is now being acknowledged at the most prestigious award shows.
  — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 1 Aug. 2025
• Be transparent about the mistake, acknowledge your role, and offer support to help the team recover.
  — Julia Sullivan, USA Today, 21 July 2025