Big Brother

Example Sentences

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“This is a shift and a lift of ‘big brother’ style technology to a very benevolent conservation-style goal,” Holmberg said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2022

“The idea is gaining steam and coming to a state near you,” reports CNBC, though many are concerned that monitoring drivers’ mileage would be “too much of ‘big brother’ tracking our lives.”

From Time • Feb. 22, 2013

"He wanted to withdraw charges in favour of social peace and peace between him and the one he calls his 'big brother'," one of his lawyers is quoted by the AFP news agency as saying.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2012

They still regard the war from the point of view of the 'big brother' who comes to help his hard-pressed brethren and is therefore welcomed everywhere.

From "And they thought we wouldn't fight" by Gibbons, Floyd