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How to use also in a sentence

40 example sentences · adverb, conjunction

Also means in addition; besides; as well; further; too. Example: “Everyone had eggs for breakfast, but Alice also had toast. Also, she finished hers in under half an hour.”

Examples of also by meaning

adverbIn addition; besides; as well; further; too.

  • Everyone had eggs for breakfast, but Alice also had toast. Also, she finished hers in under half an hour.
  • Also common are languages, like Latin, with a three-way distinction (proximal, medial and distal).
  • When you withdraw yor forces, we shall also withdraw ours.

conjunctionAnd in addition.

  • It's a pretty dog, also loyal.

More sentences with also

  • Her actions were clearly accessory because they helped him commit and probably also conceal the crime.From the entry accessory
  • "Where they burn books, they will also burn people" is a famous quotation from Heinrich Heine.From the entry quotation
  • His mother tongue is Italian, but he also knows French and English.From the entry know
  • The motivational speaker not only instructed but also entertained the audience.From the entry entertain
  • How did you vote in (UK also: at) the last election?From the entry election
  • I took the cooking class for enjoyment, but I also learned a lot.From the entry class
  • He also argued for stronger methods to be used against China.From the entry argue
  • While this new measure provided money for research, it also purported to cut spending overall.From the entry overall
  • In potting the black, he also managed to chip the red off the side cushion.From the entry chip
  • Animal anatomy is also called zootomy; vegetable anatomy, phytotomy; and human anatomy, anthropotomy.From the entry anatomy
  • That sculpture is not merely artistic, but also functional: it can be used as a hatrack.From the entry functional
  • The bowdlerized version of the novel, while free of vulgarity, was also free of flavor.From the entry bowdlerize
  • My Native American friend is also part German and part French.From the entry part
  • She is best known for biography and history, but she is also a novelist.From the entry biography
  • The dovetail joint, while more difficult to make, is also quite strong.From the entry joint
  • Though known mostly for her prose, she also produced a small body of excellent poems.From the entry prose
  • Basketball is her favorite sport, and she also enjoys various other sports as well.From the entry sport
  • Being a cook for protectees also entails being a taster for them.From the entry taster
  • Public transportation is virtually inaccessible in this country; likewise, its hospitals are also not very user-friendly.From the entry likewise
  • People sometimes forget that world-class logistics also involve inventory management in warehouses full of spares.From the entry spare
  • You also have to pay exorbitant interest if you have credit card debt.From the entry exorbitant
  • An integer is even if and only if its square is also even.From the entry if and only if
  • Pink- and apricot-coloured irises have also been bred in some species.From the entry irises
  • It's easy to prove partial correctness, but it's not obvious that it is also totally correct.From the entry partial
  • This table is made of maple and also has some fruitwood inlays.From the entry maple
  • Owning a car is a mixed bag. It is convenient, but also costly.From the entry mixed bag
  • Apocalypses of Adam and Abraham (Epiphanius) and of Elias (Jerome) are also mentioned.From the entry apocalypse
  • And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.From the entry Ira
  • Anglo-Indian rule brought railroads, but also some of the worst famines in history.From the entry anglo-
  • The first two leads check out; I'll assume the third one is also valid.From the entry check out
  • The students also faced and experienced earthquakes at various Richter scales.From the entry Richter scale
  • The aborigine's autobiography was also an autoethnography. It told much about the culture he grew up in.From the entry autoethnography
  • High-heeled shoes may be fashionable, but they can also be a hindrance to walking.From the entry hindrance
  • Bears are omnivores: they can eat plants, but they also eat fish.From the entry omnivore
  • She was their third housekeeper, but after a month or so she also gave up.From the entry housekeeper
  • The salary package also included 30% shift loading to compensate for the long hours.From the entry loading

Meaning of also

  1. adverb In addition; besides; as well; further; too.
  2. adverb To the same degree or extent; so, as.
  3. conjunction And in addition.

Full definition of also

Questions about also in a sentence

How do you use also in a sentence?
Also is used as an adverb and conjunction. For example: “Everyone had eggs for breakfast, but Alice also had toast. Also, she finished hers in under half an hour.”
What is a short sentence with also?
“It's a pretty dog, also loyal.”
What does also mean?
Also means in addition; besides; as well; further; too.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: also (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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