privately acknowledge

Examples (20)

• He would only privately acknowledge his mistake to his closest friends.
• He would privately acknowledge his mistakes but never apologize publicly.
• She privately acknowledged that she was wrong, but never apologized in public.
• She privately acknowledged the difficulty of the task, though she kept a brave face.
• I had to privately acknowledge that my initial plan was flawed.
• Though he didn't say it aloud, he privately acknowledged her superior skills.
• The CEO privately acknowledged to the board that the company was facing difficulties.
• The company will privately acknowledge the error to affected customers before making a public statement.
• Although they put on a brave face, they must privately acknowledge their competitor's superiority.
• Many politicians privately acknowledge the need for reform, but fear public backlash.
• The error was acknowledged privately within the team, but a different story was told to the press.
• I had to privately acknowledge that my initial assessment of the situation was wrong.
• Privately acknowledging his fear was the first step toward overcoming it.
• He refused to privately acknowledge her contribution, let alone publicly praise her.
• While he won't say it openly, I suspect he will privately acknowledge the truth soon.
• While they never announced it, sources say they privately acknowledged the settlement.
• The politician had to privately acknowledge his declining poll numbers to his campaign manager.
• It's one thing to privately acknowledge a problem, another to actually address it.
• He acknowledged privately that he needed help, though his pride kept him from asking for it.
• She might privately acknowledge her feelings for him, but she won't confess them openly.