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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While leading the community services district, Loewen also worked as a business development consultant and senior manager for DTA, according to a confidential investigative report issued in 2023 after residents complained about Loewen’s conduct.—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2025 Net income also rose by 145% to reach $375 million for the quarter.—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2025 Addressing competition with China is also the one area for which there is broad bipartisan support.—Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025 The Education Department also measures growth by assessing progress among students at the bottom 25%.—Dmitry Martirosov, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2025 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
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The first known use of also was
before the 12th century
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