admittedly
adverb
ad·mit·ted·ly
əd-ˈmi-təd-lē 
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1
: as has been or must be admitted
an admittedly inadequate treatment
2
: it must be admitted
admittedly, we took a chance
Examples of admittedly in a Sentence
admittedly, I should not have lost my temper like that
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Hall had just beaten Jones in shadow boxing and – admittedly CNN Sports’ source for this is Jones himself – Hall was 2-12 against Jones during the season.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Hall had just beaten Jones in shadow boxing and – admittedly CNN Sports’ source for this is Jones himself – Hall was 2-12 against Jones during the season.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
On the positive, server trends admittedly appear very solid, and client share gains continue.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
So Canada has been, admittedly, a defense laggard for a long time.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
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admittedly
adverb
ad·mit·ted·ly
-əd-lē
: acknowledged as true
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