How to Use big brother in a Sentence

big brother

noun
  • The new model is a few hundred bucks less than big brother.
    Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 21 Jan. 2021
  • Mays was a big brother to young players around baseball, giving advice and encouragement.
    Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Jan. 2021
  • Its big brother Bronco will is built at Michigan Assembly in Wayne.
    Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2020
  • Its big brother Bronco is built at Michigan Assembly in Wayne.
    Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 29 Dec. 2020
  • Starsiak Hawk's son, Jack, is currently two-years-old and big brother to Charlotte.
    Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 11 Feb. 2021
  • Hornbuckle says being a big brother has been incredibly rewarding.
    Dallas News, 25 Jan. 2021
  • Shaheer introduced himself at North Memorial to Smith, who began looking up to him as a big brother.
    Maya Rao Star Tribune Staff, Star Tribune, 30 Jan. 2021
  • After languishing in big brother snowmobile’s shadow, snow bikes are finally having their moment.
    Brent Rose, Popular Mechanics, 23 Dec. 2020
  • Remade from bumper to bumper, the fourth-generation Sorento takes its cues from big brother Telluride and offers a brawny bod with a brainy interior.
    Tribune News Service, cleveland, 16 Jan. 2021
  • Archie will celebrate his second birthday in May—and will soon become a big brother, as Harry and Meghan are expecting their second child.
    Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 8 Mar. 2021
  • Congratulations again to Harry, Meghan, and, of course, soon-to-be big brother Archie Harrison!
    Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 14 Feb. 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • David Henrie is always going to feel like a big brother to Selena Gomez.
    Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Luis: Mo helps with design and creative direction, and my big brother, Leon, does the management and the business side of the company.
    Mark Holgate, Vogue, 18 July 2024

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