How to Use acknowledgment in a Sentence

acknowledgment

noun
  • Special acknowledgments will be made at the end of the meeting.
  • He paid the fine without acknowledgment of his guilt.
  • He's the first person mentioned in the book's acknowledgments.
  • We sent an acknowledgment that we received their letter.
  • He never received an acknowledgment of his payment.
  • They presented him with an award in acknowledgment of his charitable work.
  • He has finally received the acknowledgment he deserves for his charitable work.
  • They made several public acknowledgments of their company's mistake.
  • Lent is an acknowledgment of the 40 days the Bible says Christ spent in the wilderness.
    Maria Carter, Country Living, 16 Mar. 2023
  • But beneath the bravado was an acknowledgment of the work ahead.
    Jonathan Weisman, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
  • But that didn’t sit well with those waiting for acknowledgment of Dion.
    Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Many public events start with an acknowledgment of the traditional owners of the land the event is held on.
    Yan Zhuang, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2023
  • That’s meaningful work, and this acknowledgment will go a long way.
    Misty Dykema, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
  • At its heart is the acknowledgment that humans, for better or worse, now control our own fate and the fate of countless other species.
    Time, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The only acknowledgment of the sort is when the Höss children are swimming in a river and Höss sees ashes and bits of remains floating in the water.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 15 Jan. 2024
  • In an unusually frank acknowledgment of failure, North Korea said at the time that the rocket had lost thrust between the first and second stages of the launch.
    Stella Kim, NBC News, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Seoul has been wary of Moscow’s response in its public acknowledgments of its weapons support for Ukraine.
    Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Visitors can make an appointment to stamp the book as a gesture of acknowledgment.
    Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Implicit in these remarks is the acknowledgment that Iran is the true architect of these attacks.
    The Editors, National Review, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Davis shrugged and nodded in acknowledgment but said nothing.
    Time, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The court filing last week represents the first public acknowledgment that Holmes gave has given birth to her second child.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Budget: Moms do a lot of the work for the family and often without thanks or with minimal acknowledgment.
    Julie Evans, Parents, 23 Oct. 2023
  • That acknowledgment is the first step toward disrupting the cycle of trauma.
    Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Dear Miss Manners: What is the correct acknowledgment for Christmas cards?
    Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
  • With her departure — which could be seen as a tacit acknowledgment of the failure of that approach — the state of the independence cause is unclear.
    Karla Adam, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The Man has invited local tribes to say a land acknowledgment before their concerts.
    Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Land acknowledgment, Rex said, should should include a study of history.
    Kyle Forbush, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The performers only grew in stature as the show progressed, as did their acknowledgments of Nelson’s influence on them.
    Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 30 Apr. 2023
  • The two eventually mended their friendship, and Cazzie even thanked him in the acknowledgments.
    Women's Health, 3 May 2023
  • But Frazier admits that the latest health scares means there needs to be a public acknowledgment that McConnell won't be around forever.
    Phillip M. Bailey, The Courier-Journal, 11 Aug. 2023

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