owning up
Example Sentences
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Beretta walks away with a path to two board seats and an eventual shot at owning up to 25% of Ruger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Greenspan taught me the value of owning up to my mistakes.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
This leaves us torn between wanting to make jokes about her for not knowing this was in the bill or commending her for owning up to it and appropriately criticizing it.
From Slate ● Jun. 7, 2025
How are they falling short in holding people accountable and owning up to their roles in this dynamic?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2023
Big Ma, however, was none-too-pleased by Fern owning up to her ooga-mooga name.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
