- present participle of acknowledge.
acknowledging
Example Sentences
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Lourdes responds with a verse acknowledging her mother's love, while asserting her independence.
From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026
Irving Berlin had his own way of acknowledging the Depression, mostly in songs like “Let’s Have Another Cup of Coffee” in which the message is, essentially, “cheer up, things aren’t so bad.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
“He was a giant of a man who helped shape the U.S. economy for decades under presidents of both parties, but was always honest in acknowledging his mistakes.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026
To investigate the question, the researchers included 17 fossils belonging to what they describe as the "Tyrannosaurus rex species complex," a term acknowledging the possibility that more than one species or subspecies could be represented.
From Science Daily • Jun. 22, 2026
After some thought, Suzanne Boyd gives me an acknowledging look and says, “You know, Ed?”
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
