How to Use big brother in a Sentence

big brother

noun
Definition of big brothernext
  • Yet, big brother looms and lingers as the playoffs near.
    — Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2020
  • Janet, 54, honored her big brother with a sweet message.
    — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 29 Aug. 2020
  • For years, the younger Newton tried to escape big brother’s shadow.
    — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 20 Aug. 2020
  • The newborn joins her big brother Jack, who turns 8 on Aug. 17.
    — Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com, 10 Aug. 2020
  • Even when Mark-Antony Richards at times got on his nerves, big brother was always there for him.
    — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 2 Sep. 2020
  • Andrei wears number 37 because that’s the number his big brother wears.
    — Sam Riches, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
  • His sister, Madison, pledged to keep the brand alive in her big brother’s honor, vowing that people will come to recognize it all over the world.
    — Hallie Miller, baltimoresun.com, 19 Aug. 2020
  • In recent times, the team south of the Ohio River has played the role of big brother, bullying his younger sibling in the rivalry’s biggest moments.
    — Kevin Johnston, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Sep. 2020
  • While searching for her missing mother, intrepid teen Enola Holmes uses her sleuthing skills to outsmart big brother Sherlock and help a runaway lord.
    — Nina Zafar, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2020
  • On her Instagram stories, Moore shared a photo of Lou’s big brothers welcoming their little sister home with an entryway banner.
    — Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
  • The pier age Next comes the pier, big brother to the wharf.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
  • 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
  • The runt, the female, is the same size as her big brother.
    — Dr. Devon B. Smith, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024
  • Alex was 13 at the time and Joey had to became more than a big brother.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 21 Mar. 2021
  • The next, her parents and big brother are dead, killed in a plane crash in Africa.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 1 Sep. 2021
  • He’s like a big brother, uncle, a friend, a best friend.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Of course, players want to play for their coach/big brother/friend.
    — The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2022
  • The night was for kids, those who came with their big brother and those who came with the buddy.
    — Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 12 May 2021
  • So far, big brother Edwin is in the lead with one save.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2024
  • Don’t even know what to say... someone who has been a big brother to me for the whole past year.
    — CBS News, 26 Mar. 2021
  • 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
  • Mazel tov to the happy couple and their son, who will soon be a big brother!
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2023
  • Beating out big brother was the name of the game at state fair park Sunday.
    — Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2021
  • 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
  • Great grades and great hands like big brother, a Stanford grad.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2022
  • Lea Michele’s son Ever Leo is ready to be a big brother!
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 8 June 2024
  • And when the wine was poured and the blessing was said, his big brother Elai, 26, tacked on a prayer for his safe return.
    — Richard Engel, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The issue … sometimes, was that both of those guys wanted to be the big brother.
    — Hanif Abdurraqib, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2021
  • David Henrie is always going to feel like a big brother to Selena Gomez.
    — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024

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