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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Those groups also have lower access to drugs that can stop the transmission of HIV.—
Tamar Hallerman,
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1 July 2026 Critics also questioned whether acoustic microphones monitoring public spaces could amount to a form of surveillance, as well as who would have access to any audio data collected.—
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1 July 2026 The interior also comes with a cotton liner, which will be much easier to spot-clean should your cosmetics or snacks leave a stain.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026 Kaplan wrote that Carroll is also due an additional $779,783 in interest.—
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CBS News,
1 July 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