The phrase "acknowledged that maybe" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when someone is admitting the possibility of a certain idea or situation being true or valid.
Example: "She acknowledged that maybe the project would require more time than initially planned."
Alternatives: "admitted that perhaps" or "recognized that possibly".
Sheepishly, Archbold acknowledged that maybe he had hit the other quarterback late.
A couple of months ago, Bush finally acknowledged that, maybe, something had to be done about climate change.
Some supporters of the public option acknowledged that maybe, just maybe, they could have reached a bit further and won.
While Olmert acknowledged that "maybe we have exaggerated every now and then," he decried the "brutal" tactics that Hamas has used against Palestinians as well as Israelis.
The Israeli military official acknowledged that "maybe there is a link" between the killing of Mr. Karmi and the increased violence.
Some of the suicide bombings are believed to have been revenge attacks, and the security official acknowledged that "maybe for a while the reality will be worse".
And if conservatives would profit from acknowledging the economic forces shaping these realities, liberals would profit from acknowledging that maybe, just maybe, a cultural transformation that they've long favored is coming at a cost.
STILL, even Mr. Lundy, who once said that only a transfusion of fresh blood could save Xerox, is acknowledging that maybe, just maybe, Ms. Mulcahy wasn't so wrong for the top job after all.
In Scottsdale, Ariz., the other day, some of Kent's former teammates addressed the relationship, acknowledging that maybe Bonds and Kent did not get along off the field, but saying that they put aside differences on the field.
But now, without ever acknowledging that maybe things weren't that great after all, President Bush is warning that given the economy's problems, "the worst thing the Congress could do is raise taxes on the American people and on American businesses".
There is no crime in continuing to support the Senator while acknowledging that maybe he screwed up this time.
