How to Use big brother in a Sentence

big brother

noun
  • Yet the two players with famous big brothers can't get a gig?
    SI.com, 10 Sep. 2019
  • Then to be united with my brother right here, G-money, big brother almighty.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • There are also warnings for speed zones and safety (big brother) cameras.
    Jon L. Jacobi, PCWorld, 2 Sep. 2019
  • Pete said, gesturing across the red-checked tablecloth at his big brother.
    John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2019
  • Brian really looked forward to sleepovers at his uncle's house and sees my nephew as a big brother.
    Carolyn Hax, oregonlive, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Brian really looked forward to sleepovers at his uncle’s house and sees my nephew as a big brother.
    Carolyn Hax, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Tomorrow, Princess Charlotte will head to school with her big brother George for the very first time.
    Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 4 Sep. 2019
  • Princess Charlotte stepped out for her first day of school this morning, alongside her big brother, Prince George.
    Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 Sep. 2019
  • Even the big brothers within the organization had to put up with subpar conditions.
    Makena Kelly, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Little brother Penei Sewell will spend this Saturday trying to knock his big brother around.
    oregonlive, 4 Sep. 2019
  • After an hour or so, my instructor hooked the trainer kite’s big brother—a bow kite with a fifteen-foot leading edge—to a harness wrapped just below my rib cage.
    James Somers, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2019
  • The van rides with not one but two annoying big brothers, twins Abe and Jake, knocking off four or five high points on a family vacation?
    Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2024
  • His Oklahoma State squad entered a game at big brother Oklahoma as a 28-point underdog.
    Ross Dellenger, SI.com, 16 Sep. 2019
  • Like many four-door cars, the Model S, or what might be called the big brother to Tesla’s Model 3 sedan, can seat four people comfortably.
    Rex Crum, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2019
  • 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
  • Tom looks up to Chris, and Chris is like a big brother to Tom.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2020
  • 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
  • Yet, big brother looms and lingers as the playoffs near.
    Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2020
  • 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
  • The newborn joins her big brother Jack, who turns 8 on Aug. 17.
    Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com, 10 Aug. 2020

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