brother

Example Sentences

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Williams’s older brother used the press to launch a modest job-printing business, but in 1861 he joined the Union Army, leaving the household without a breadwinner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

Fast-forward a few years, and Chapman and her brother fell out again at the very end of their mother’s life in 2024, and they’re now no longer in contact with each other, she told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

The other Dominican pitchers on the team, Walbert Ureña and José Fermin, speak of Soriano as if he were their older brother, happy to dole out advice on an array of subjects.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

More than two decades later, Colm Sharkey was in the front row of the public gallery at the sentencing, the closest person to his brother in the dock.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

Did she not think I was good enough for her brother?

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu