(all) the more so

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—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.

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All the more so that he's been so poor in important situations. —

Katie Woo, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024 The encounter is deeply uncomfortable, all the more so because each man has taken the full measure of the other. —

Brent Lang, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024 All the more so given the turbulence among top tech companies and the still very-real limitations of today’s AI. —

Allison Salisbury, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024 Suddenly, Naomi’s disappearance strikes Takashi as a mystery in need of solving, and all the more so after Yohji insists that his second wife — so sweet and caringly devoted to her husband’s needs — cut her own throat with a pair of kitchen scissors. —

David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for (all) the more so

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