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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His uncles are former President John F. Kennedy, also a former Massachusetts senator who was assassinated in 1963; and former Sen. Ted Kennedy, who served from 1962 until his death in 2009.—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024 During her 40-year-plus career, Delano also worked in such films as Ratboy (1986), A Mighty Wind (2003), The Wicker Man (2006) — as the bitchy Sister Beech — Miracle Mile (1988) and The Ladykillers (2004).—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024 Ameer Abdullah, the lone touchdown scorer for the Raiders, also had seven catches for 58 yards.—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2024 This is the second month in a row Fox has set a record for itself; last month, the company’s 8.4% was also its highest to date.—Selome Hailu, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024 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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