How to Use admit to in a Sentence

admit to

phrasal verb
  • By accepting the settlement, Disney is not required to admit to paying women less.
    Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Matharu was intercepted at his gate and admitted to owning the suitcases, according to the court records.
    Lex Harvey, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
  • On Christmas Eve of 2020, my father was admitted to the hospital with sudden weakness.
    Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
  • The next day, the mother of one of the girls on the freshman team was admitted to hospice care.
    Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer, 12 Jan. 2024
  • As part of the agreement, Philips did not admit to any wrongdoing.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Padron, 19, admitted to carrying the firearm out of the Airbnb on August 9.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Jennifer Lawrence admits to being a very stressed-out bride.
    Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Other students admitted to skipping all or part of class to watch the event.
    Journal Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Stallone is very candid in the film and even admits to having regrets.
    Addie Morfoot, Variety, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Its leaders were forced to admit to a string of lethal mistakes and misjudgments.
    Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
  • When she was admitted to the jail, she had briefly been placed in a safety cell, without access to items that could be used for self-harm.
    Christopher Damien, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Clark admitted to making the calls, the Sheriff’s Office said.
    Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 12 July 2024
  • The driver admitted to having a firearm in the center console.
    Robert Higgs, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2023
  • About a year later, she was admitted to a hospital in Bronxville, New York.
    Laura Kwerel, NPR, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Blood clots in his legs had reached his lungs, and he was admitted to the hospital that November.
    The Enquirer, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Both admitted to their role in setting up Ramirez for murder.
    Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Elliott even admits to liking the Dodger’s field op guy, but the admiration stops there.
    Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Her guardian got there in time to save her, and she was admitted to a psychiatric hospital.
    Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
  • He was charged with setting four fires — Cascade, Everitt, Ranch and Conard — and under the plea agreement admitted to three counts.
    Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2024
  • But the history of the moment was not lost on Shirley who admitted to having thought about the pending visit for days.
    Martha Raddatz, ABC News, 20 July 2023
  • While accepting the award, Sloane admitted to being overwhelmed in front of so many peers (and a few legends).
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 18 June 2024
  • After a standoff and shoot-out in which Horace kills the crew, Kimmie admits to going along with Angel’s plan to rob him.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Last month, Mizuhara pleaded guilty to bank and tax fraud and admitted to stealing nearly $17 million from Ohtani.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Here's what to know Scherer said Rice admitted to driving Christman to the apartment to rob the victims and drove him away from the scene afterward.
    Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 24 July 2024
  • As the delays piled on over the past year, even Costner’s co-stars admitted to feeling anxious about its return.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 21 May 2024
  • In 2022, Mazza signed a plea deal admitting to conspiracy to kill Trippe, who is still alive.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024
  • This time, the vast majority admitted to watching it when the others couldn’t judge them.
    Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The girl was admitted to the Kyiv hospital in late May 2022 after kidney failure.
    Yulia Drozd, ABC News, 26 July 2024
  • At a hearing, Yves Gladu admitted to having made some forty dives at the Prince de Conty site in the nineteen-seventies and as late as 1999.
    Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
  • Morgan received the same punishments and a 10-year hunting ban for admitting to killing two.
    Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 7 Feb. 2024

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