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 | [e-mail], 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

Last Updated: 13 Nov 2024