Example Sentences

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In a news release, a museum spokesperson said Mull’s work “upsets any storybook picture of perfection” and resists nostalgia while acknowledging its allure.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Her caged parakeet in the upper corner stares back at us, acknowledging our voyeurism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

While acknowledging that if global liquidity conditions tighten or the situation in the Persian Gulf deteriorates,there is a risk of a sell-off in emerging markets, JPMorgan insists it would be a buyer on any pullbacks.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

At first the club denied that any video was captured or analysed, before acknowledging that was not the case.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

I was to beg him by praising him—never acknowledging the aggression behind his question.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart