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Examples of half brother in a Sentence
George is my half brother.
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Her half brother Alfred Jackson died in 2019, and John R. Nelson died in 2021.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Each liaison lasted around fourteen years, the first producing an only child—my much older half brother—and the second myself, as well as my immediately older full brother.
—Will Self, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
The man, Reuben or Rube or whatever, her brother or half brother or whatever, looked down at the ground.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Houthi’s younger half brother Abdul-Malik rose to replace him as the movement’s head, leading an increasingly capable military force in battles against Yemeni troops in the Houthi’s home territory, which borders Saudi Arabia.
—Peter Salisbury, Foreign Affairs, 28 June 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of half brother was
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“Half brother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20brother. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
half brother
noun
: a brother by one parent only
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