(all) the more so

phrase

—used to say why something (such as an attribute or quality) applies to a greater degree or extent

The play was impressive—(all) the more so because the students had written it themselves.

Examples of (all) the more so in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Court’s 2024 criminal-immunity decision might seem to run counter to Roberts’s project—all the more so because of how brazenly Trump is currently abusing the power of his office. — Sarah Isgur, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026

That friendship thrived at Cambridge, and all the more so after Tennyson was invited to follow Hallam into the Apostles, the university’s prestigious, semi-secret discussion society, so named for its founding twelve members. — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026

All the more so in the case of the characters in the British playwright Joe White’s Blackout Songs, who can’t remember any details of their first night together. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2026

All the more so if Treliving can make the right tweak or two (an open question, certainly). — Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026