brethren

Example Sentences

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Many say Israel’s democracy is tarnished by its military rule over their brethren in the West Bank and the discrimination they themselves face.

From Seattle Times

Far-left groups are calling on their progressive brethren in Congress to rally behind lingering legislation to “pack” the Supreme Court.

From Washington Times

Kosovars declared independence but did not join their ethnic brethren in neighboring Albania in a single state.

From Seattle Times

So why is this message so important to me and my baseball-playing brethren?

From Los Angeles Times

Then — amazingly — "to lift their spirits, they began singing Psalm 133, ‘How good and pleasant it is when brethren dwell together,’ and a post-Shabbat prayer called the ‘Havdalah,'" the group reported.

From Fox News