ACKNOWLEDGMENT in a Sentence

Learn ACKNOWLEDGMENT from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
214 example sentences for ACKNOWLEDGMENT, such as:
1. It is generally acknowledged to be true.
2. You must acknowledge the truth of her argument.
3. Never a negative acknowledge why it is impossible.
4. It was the open acknowledgment of complete coldness.
5. I did not acknowledge that he had done anything wrong.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of ACKNOWLEDGMENT
acknowledgment
 n.  a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
 n.  a statement acknowledging something or someone
Classic Sentence: (183 in 13 pages)
1  From Mr. Bounderby I have received every acknowledgment of my social station, and every recognition of my family descent, that I could possibly expect.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I
2  "No, I do not," said Fanny softly, hoping she did not err either in the belief or the acknowledgment of it.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIX
3  She had hoped that, to a man like her uncle, so discerning, so honourable, so good, the simple acknowledgment of settled dislike on her side would have been sufficient.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXII
4  Bull's-eye wagged his tail in acknowledgment of this unusually endearing form of speech; and, giving vent to another admonitory growl for the benefit of Oliver, led the way onward.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
5  Mr. Bumble nodded, blandly, in acknowledgment of Mrs. Mann's curtsey; and inquired how the children were.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
6  He eyed Bumble askance, as he entered, but scarcely deigned to nod his head in acknowledgment of his salutation.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVII
7  She did as he suggested; and the act was a tacit acknowledgment that she accepted his offer.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: 3 She Goes Out to Battle against Depression
8  She did at last extort from her father an acknowledgment that the horses were engaged.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
9  She hardly raised her eyes to notice me, and continued her employment with the same disregard to common forms of politeness as before; never returning my bow and good-morning by the slightest acknowledgment.
Wuthering Heights By Emily Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXI
10  He was still a young girl's dream of the Perfect Knight and her dream asked no more than acknowledgment of his love, went no further than hopes of a kiss.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
11  She read the introduction, title-page, and acknowledgment of copyrights, in the hymnal.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVIII
12  It was the open acknowledgment of complete coldness.
Anna Karenina 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 7: Chapter 26
13  This was his acknowledgment of the impossibility of changing a man's convictions by words, and his recognition of the possibility of everyone thinking, feeling, and seeing things each from his own point of view.
War and Peace 5 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 15: CHAPTER XIII
14  The Pilgrim acknowledged her claim to it by a low genuflection.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
15  But the Disinherited Knight spoke not a word in reply to the compliment of the Prince, which he only acknowledged with a profound obeisance.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
Example Sentence: (31 in 3 pages)
1  Don't step on him; he's already acknowledged his faults.
2  Republicans acknowledged that they had little choice but to mount an all-out offensive on the Democratic nominee.
3  Naylor acknowledged, in a letter to the judge, that he was a drug addict.
4  The film festival is acknowledged as an event of international importance.
5  It is generally acknowledged to be true.
6  He is generally acknowledged to have the finest collection of Dutch paintings in private hands.
7  The peace settlement effectively acknowledged the country's independence.
8  It is universally acknowledged that the US is a strong country.
9  Before being taken to the execution chamber he acknowledged that he deserved punishment, but he said it was unfair that he was paying the ultimate price while his co-defendant, his girlfriend, who was charged as a juvenile, had the chance of a normal life.
10  He was known as the pilgrim Pope visiting more than 100 countries and is generally acknowledged as the most well traveled world leader ever.
11  By adopting a small-target strategy eschewing major policy platforms, Abbott kept scrutiny on Labor's infighting -- an issue senior party figures acknowledged cost it the election.
12  I admit now that I was wrong, and I am ready to acknowledge it in front of everyone.
13  I did not acknowledge that he had done anything wrong.
14  You must acknowledge the truth of her argument.
15  Never a negative acknowledge why it is impossible.