How to Use already in a Sentence

already

adverb

• I'd already left by the time you called.
• Do you have to go already?
• They've already agreed to come.
• He acted as if he didn't already know.
• Have they arrived already?! I'm still not dressed!
• Flight 102 will already have taken off by the time Flight 101 lands.
• Some of the exiting brands have already been wiped from the site.
  — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2023
• Next year's summer movie slate is already up in the air.
  — Abc News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2023
• Justin Hohn, who had already made four 3s, launched one with a hand in his face.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2023
• Joy and Girard already briefly met Rogers' dad, Keith, on the farm early on in the process.
  — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2024
• The migrants can stay for up to two years but must have a sponsor already in place in the United States.
  — Andrea Rodríguez, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2023
• So, our already busy judge now has even more to read and more decisions to make.
  — Derek H. Kiernan-Johnson, The Conversation, 1 Feb. 2024
• Rake up and dispose of this year’s leaves, even those already fallen.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2023
• Things that have already stood the test of time often have another 50 years left in them!
  — Kim Cook, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2024
• While the Ford Bronco Sport has already had its share of special editions, this might be the best one yet.
  — cleveland, 2 Sep. 2023
• Doctors and aid workers say health care in Gaza was already at a crisis point before the start of the war.
  — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2023
• Scheffler already is assured of a high seed at East Lake.
  — Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
• The Bisons came into the game having already broken the school record for rushing yards in a season.
  — Erick Taylor, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2023
• Country artist Orville Peck has signed with Warner Records – and has already teased new music on the way.
  — Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 1 Apr. 2024
• That last one is already sold out (surprise), so get your waitlist seats now.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
• There was already a lot of success for Sanchez to build upon from last season.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2024
• The music of Los Tigres del Norte is already part of the Mexican culture.
  — Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 13 Feb. 2024
• Arizona and Hawaii already use standard time year-round.
  — Catherine Allen, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2023
• The addition of a third defendant could impact the trial date, which has already been a source of contention in the case.
  — Meg Kinnard and Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2023
• Sometimes people say ‘Oh, there’s too much ‘Drag Race’ or enough already.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 8 Jan. 2024
• Did the site augur something that was brand new, or reflect something that was already in process?
  — Anna Holmes, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2023
• But note that there have been reports of content going astray already.
  — David Phelan, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
• But as the sellers have already discovered, sometimes the home of your dreams can be a total nightmare.
  — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2023
• If adults-only resorts already exist, shouldn’t there be planes just for grown-ups, too?
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2023
• The series has already been renewed for a second season.
  — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024