How to Use big brother in a Sentence

big brother

noun
  • And what does his big brother tell him?
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
  • Ann loved her big brother but had not been blind to his faults.
    — Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
  • Kind of had to give him a big brother kick in the butt about it.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2022
  • He's got a big brother to look up to, and he's been around the game.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 8 Mar. 2021
  • He is loved in a big brother-esque kind of way.
    — Jay Harris, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
  • To be their big brother leading the fight.
    — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 5 May 2026
  • Your big brother didn’t think to tell you his beloved’s title?
    — Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 7 June 2021
  • Of course, players want to play for their coach/big brother/friend.
    — The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Like his big brother, Sasha was born in Barcelona.
    — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
  • About how the thought of his big brother, scared in the smoke, still cripples him.
    — Mike Newall, Philly.com, 15 June 2018
  • Since then, Isaac has stepped into his new role as a big brother.
    — Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Great grades and great hands like big brother, a Stanford grad.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2022
  • The night was for kids, those who came with their big brother and those who came with the buddy.
    — Paul Gattis | [email protected], al, 12 May 2021
  • It was written, me, grieving the loss of my big brother.
    — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
  • Mazel tov to the happy couple and their son, who will soon be a big brother!
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2023
  • His favorite thing to do is go for a car ride to the beach, come home and brag to his big brother.
    — cleveland, 23 Oct. 2020
  • The games bring out the fans, with big brothers and grandmas packing the stands.
    — Laurie Perez, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Her big brother, Saint, clearly adores her.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
  • To everybody else, this was a case and a cause, but to me that was my big brother.
    — Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 25 May 2021
  • Don’t say uncle, my mother laughed, say big brother.
    — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The next, her parents and big brother are dead, killed in a plane crash in Africa.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 1 Sep. 2021
  • God is good, Marquito is going to be a big brother.
    — Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
  • That has forced it into the arms of its new big brother, China.
    — Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
  • Dios es grande ✨ Marquito is going to be a big brother.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Tom looks up to Chris, and Chris is like a big brother to Tom.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2020
  • Beating out big brother was the name of the game at state fair park Sunday.
    — Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2021
  • Lizzy Evans’ view of her big brother is clearer than ever this year.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
  • And big brother Jason Kelce will, of course, be there.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2026
  • That means this new little one already has two big brothers waiting for him.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Like his dad and big brother, Chosen also loves sports.
    — Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025

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