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 Dutch firm also makes a deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography machine.—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026 There’s also Marcus Samuelsson’s Streetbird on the Beach, which channels Caribbean flavors with dishes like Calypso conch fritters, escovitch chicken, and plantain waffles.—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026 Wood also took away a potential homer from Nolan Gorman with a leaping catch near the right-field corner in the fourth.—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026 His mother, Erica, said the decision was also emotional for their family.—Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 7 Apr. 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