brother

Example Sentences

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He’d eschewed the family business to practice law in San Antonio but came back after his brother James, Dick’s heir apparent, died unexpectedly in 2015 at age 34.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

CHICAGO—Pope Leo XIV’s brother John Prevost was the target of a false bomb threat at his home in suburban Chicagoland, police said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Any money received by your brother is open to litigation.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

“When I first started writing, all I wanted was for somebody other than my mother or my brother to like my books,” Cosby said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

“That’s Mrs. van den Keukel. Her brother came back from Indonesia with malaria and she’s been nursing him. Corrie,” as I sped back down the stairs, “ask her how Mrs. Rinker’s baby is!”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom