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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Iran used overwhelming force against the protesters to clear people out of the streets, but also to buy the government time by preventing any future waves of unrest, said Alex Vatanka, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, a Washington think tank.—Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2026 His agency, also called Wasserman, has lost clients over the Maxwell emails.—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026 Rob also wrote and presented 'The Happiness Map' travel show, which aired on BBC Radio 6Music between 2021 and 2023.—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Feb. 2026 The operation also resulted in the killing of two US citizens, the deployment of aggressive tactics by armed, masked DHS agents, and a soaring sense of trepidation permeating Minnesota’s immigrant communities.—Yahya Salem, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026 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
Time Traveler
The first known use of also was
before the 12th century