especially

Example Sentences

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The couple recently returned from that trip and Chambers said it was a blast — especially because the credit meant it was essentially a free cruise.

From MarketWatch

However, the widely repeated claim that brain development, especially in the frontal lobe, stops at 25 is not accurate.

From Science Daily

He said the displacement of workers also needed to be considered as he questioned where 2,000 construction workers would come from, especially as the government hopes to build 1.5 million homes by 2029.

From BBC

Employment possibilities are greater and wages generally higher than elsewhere in Italy, and the city has long attracted workers from across the country, especially the poorer south.

From Barron's

“A prolonged closure or sustained harassment of shipping would be far more consequential, especially given the limited bypass capacity and Asia’s heavy dependence on Hormuz flows.”

From Barron's