ADMIT in a Sentence

Learn ADMIT from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
341 example sentences for ADMIT, such as:
1. I was negligent, I admit it.
2. I admit I was foxed for some time.
3. I have to blush to admit that thing.
4. It was a stupid thing to do, I admit.
5. She was a woman who hated to admit defeat.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of ADMIT
admit
 v.  serve as a means of entrance
 v.  declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  He therefore made his demand with the awkwardness of a proud man who will not admit to himself that he is stooping; and he was not much surprised at Hale's refusal.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IV
2  There was a steely quality under her stately gentleness that awed the whole household, Gerald as well as the girls, though he would have died rather than admit it.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
3  What made matters worse was that under his smile a little sparkle had come into Melanie's eyes, so that even Scarlett had to admit that she looked almost pretty.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
4  She had her shyness, her sudden blushes, her modesty, but she did have common sense--"Of a sort, I'll admit that," Scarlett thought grudgingly.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
5  Scarlett had to admit that Melanie carried off things very well, acting as if she knew nothing was amiss, and she actually succeeded in engaging Gerald in conversation, once the supper had been served.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
6  And she certainly intended to find a way to make him admit it.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
7  Well, I must admit we did a bit of private looting in that corn, for we were all pretty hungry and what the General don't know won't hurt him.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
8  There aren't any fresh men to fill the ranks and the desertions are running high--higher than the army likes to admit.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVIII
9  No, now that I am free of the toils, I'll frankly admit that I'm as guilty as Cain.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVI
10  She tired more easily these days than she liked to admit and she was always silently grateful when he took the reins.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVIII
11  Melanie refused to change, refused even to admit that there was any reason to change in a changing world.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLI
12  His remark that Ashley needed pestering stung her, for there was more truth in it than she liked to admit.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLII
13  And as I grew older his disapproval of me became downright dislike, which, I admit, I did little to change.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIII
14  The events of the afternoon had shaken her more than she cared to admit, even to herself.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLV
15  I always knew she hated me and she was too much of a hypocrite to admit it.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLV
Example Sentence: (131 in 9 pages)
1  Don't be afraid to admit to your mistakes.
2  I must admit that my knowledge of science is patchy.
3  They freely admit they still have a lot to learn.
4  The butler would not admit him into the house.
5  I had to admit it sounded like an implausible excuse.
6  Strong woman is will cry,but never admit defeat.
7  It was a stupid thing to do, I admit.
8  I must admit I was surprised it cost so little.
9  She was a woman who hated to admit defeat.
10  I was negligent, I admit it.
11  He's too macho to admit he was hurt when his girlfriend left him.
12  I have to blush to admit that thing.
13  She didn't have the courage to admit to her deception.
14  I admit I was foxed for some time.
15  He doesn't have the humility to admit when he's wrong.