How to Use stepbrother in a Sentence

stepbrother

noun
  • One of the teens was killed, and his stepbrother was wounded.
    — Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 25 Mar. 2021
  • The cabin was shared with her stepbrother.
    — Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The cabin was shared with her stepbrother.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The cabin was shared with her stepbrother.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
  • My stepbrother calls it the Sydney-stand-and-stare.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
  • My stepbrother, too, my cousin, my friends, my family.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The report notes that the man did tell Hazzard about his stepbrother’s bag of cash in the room.
    — Kaylee Remington, cleveland, 22 July 2022
  • My stepbrother did a lot of commercials.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
  • Krause also told him that his stepbrother had said Ray forced him to have sex and that all three kids had been in the room.
    — Maurice Chammah, Esquire, 22 May 2017
  • However, Maude and her stepbrothers have found a groove.
    — Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
  • The petition does not name the stepbrother.
    — Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 24 Feb. 2026
  • His stepbrother is now facing murder charges.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Five crew cut stepbrothers back from the army would knuckle punch the family puppy.
    — Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
  • McKinzy played even though his stepbrother died earlier in the week.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 25 Aug. 2019
  • Fried also spoke of her stepbrother coming out as gay in the 1990s.
    — Steven Lemongello, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Alex had spent a lot of time with his stepbrother, Alejandro, who taught him how to change a car tire, change the oil and more.
    — Christina Zdanowicz, CNN, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Owens fears her stepbrother may be taken off life support if someone with a better chance of survival needs the bed.
    — Rebecca Boone, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Sep. 2021
  • However, compared to his older stepbrothers, his net worth falls a little bit short.
    — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Her stepbrother is the sole suspect in the case, and authorities have been tight-lipped about the details since her death.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Her stepbrother in the Navy was flying in from Virginia Beach.
    — USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2018
  • John quickly explains to a confused Claire that Beauchamp is his stepbrother.
    — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Her nephew and stepbrother who live in the basement smelled smoke and immediately tried to help the victim.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2024
  • In the comics, she was physically abused by her stepfather and stepbrother, and locked in a closet for hours at a time.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Kepner had been staying in the same room as her stepbrother and one other stepsibling.
    — Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
  • That's right, her two-year-old stepbrother, which makes the idea of marrying a 12-year-old look reasonable.
    — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 4 Sep. 2022
  • Flowers earned one start as a freshman, two days after his stepbrother Bradley Holt was murdered.
    — Jim Owczarski, Cincinnati.com, 11 May 2018
  • The girl and her stepbrother were sharing a room on the cruise, according to Hudson’s father’s lawyer.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 27 May 2026
  • The stepbrother was released to the custody of a guardian, Chris Kepner said.
    — Doug Lantz, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • His stepbrother, his second stepfather and his mother all died in the years before the plan, Graham wrote.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2022
  • She’s learned all in the space of a few minutes that her father has died, that her former best friend has betrayed her, and her evil stepbrother has usurped her claim to the throne.
    — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 24 Oct. 2022

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