admittedly
adverb
ad·mit·ted·ly
əd-ˈmi-təd-lē 
ad-
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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This is a division wreaking havoc on its counterparts… or something like that, and through an admittedly small sample of about 30 percent of the season.
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Zack Meisel, New York Times, 22 May 2025
And while Sirens shows flickers of ambition to transcend the typical A-list crime soap, its admittedly addictive pleasures are chiefly of the sudsy variety.
—Judy Berman, Time, 22 May 2025
Reali has been admittedly sentimental while reflecting on the program’s historic 4,953-episode run.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 20 May 2025
The plotting is admittedly shaky from here on out, especially when Adam and Tina become part of an inexplicable drug bust that detracts from the story.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 18 May 2025
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Zack Meisel, New York Times, 22 May 2025
And while Sirens shows flickers of ambition to transcend the typical A-list crime soap, its admittedly addictive pleasures are chiefly of the sudsy variety.
—Judy Berman, Time, 22 May 2025
Reali has been admittedly sentimental while reflecting on the program’s historic 4,953-episode run.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 20 May 2025
The plotting is admittedly shaky from here on out, especially when Adam and Tina become part of an inexplicable drug bust that detracts from the story.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 18 May 2025
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“Admittedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/admittedly. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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admittedly
adverb
ad·mit·ted·ly
-əd-lē
: acknowledged as true
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