She's a talented singer and also a fine actress.
Thomas Edison is best known for inventing the lightbulb, but he also invented the phonograph.
I don't think we should go out. Not only is it late, but it's also snowing.
My neighbors were also at the show that night.
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The Dodgers are also navigating third baseman Max Muncy’s return.—Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026 It is also written with classical punctuation, whereby a paragraph or even an entire story might be written across the duration of a single period, the narration mingling with character voices that ifntrude unannounced.—Literary Hub, 28 May 2026 The same poll also offered an early look at several likely November ballot fights.—John Woolfolk, Mercury News, 28 May 2026 But Buffalo’s rotation also became an issue in the playoffs.—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for also
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English eallswā, from eall all + swā so — more at so
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of also was
before the 12th century