How to Use big brother in a Sentence

big brother

noun
  • 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
  • In the photo, Lili is wearing a hand-me-down cap from her big brother, Archie.
    Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Esti joins big brother Miles and big sister Luna in the Stephens home.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 20 Jan. 2023
  • So is big brother jealous Seth got to be on TV with dad?
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Your big brother didn’t think to tell you his beloved’s title?
    Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 7 June 2021
  • Since then, Isaac has stepped into his new role as a big brother.
    Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com, 11 Mar. 2022
  • The birthday boy also posed for a snap with his dad, as well as his big brother.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Mandy Moore's son Gus is loving his new role as a big brother!
    Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Wisdom to lead her younger son through his big brother’s death.
    Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 11 Sep. 2023
  • But what can top a little tough love from your big brother?
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2021
  • 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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