- present participle of admit.
admitting
Example Sentences
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With Bear's retirement, the International Fund for Animal Welfare launched a search for his successor, admitting: "He's leaving very big boots to fill."
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
An NHS trust has apologised after an independent review found that eight babies might have survived with better maternity care, admitting it has "failed families".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Discarding things like my Dremel tool can require admitting that a hoped-for future may never arrive.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Ms. Hannah-Jones is receiving plaudits for admitting she was wrong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
“Nah. Yoda would say, ‘Weak, strength is admitting you are.’”
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
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