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Discover LudwigThe phrase "acknowledge being an" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when someone is admitting or recognizing their identity or role in a particular context.
Example: "I want to acknowledge being an advocate for mental health awareness in our community."
Alternatives: "recognize being a" or "admit to being an".
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In March, California Democrat Pete Stark became the first member of the U.S. Congress to publicly acknowledge being an atheist.
People didn't want to acknowledge being an Indian.
I asked my favorite candidate, Bernie Sanders, at a public forum in South Carolina, if he would acknowledge being an atheist.
During the Q&A in a Sanders forum in Charleston, I commented, "I don't think you are the only Jewish socialist in the country who believes in God, so I'm hoping you will do for atheists what Barney Frank did for LGBTs and be the first senator to acknowledge being an atheist".
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In later interviews, he acknowledged being an uncooperative prisoner.
Payne acknowledges being an international jewelry thief with some 60 years of experience.
Empire, as the curators acknowledge, is a central theme of Victorian sculpture.
We decided to split the check, which, I must acknowledge, was a big turn-off.
The "biggest misconception," they acknowledge, is a common belief it involves a revolving door of others.
This we acknowledge was a rather 'purist' view – not presenting judges with actual performance data.
Ms. Zhukova herself acknowledges being a relative art neophyte.
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