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How to use brother in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb, interjection

Brother means son of the same parents as another person. Example: “Thank you, brother.”

Examples of brother by meaning

nounSon of the same parents as another person.

  • The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter X, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC

nounA male fellow member of a religious community, church, trades union etc.

  • Thank you, brother.
  • I would like to thank the brother who just spoke.
  • You shall not charge interest to your brother—interest on money or food or anything that is lent out at interest.1975, New King James Version, Deuteronomy 23:19

nounA form of address to a man.

  • Brother, can you spare a dime?
  • Listen, brother, I don't know what you want, but I’m not interested.

nounA fellow black man.

  • I know brothers was like “get the fuck out of here!”.1987, Eddie Murphy Raw, spoken by Eddie Murphy
  • The other two were brothers, and they looked like they just didn't wanna be standing there.2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 148
  • But damn if they knew when to just leave a brother alone and let him sulk in silence.2013, Gwyneth Bolton, Ready for Love

nounSomebody, usually male, connected by a common cause, situation, or affection.

  • To ride upon such glories, Till my time comes nigh, And commune in the city of peaceful slumbers Among my brothers of wind-blown rye.2016, William Burkholder, The City of My Brothers

nounSomeone who is a peer, whether male or female.

  • Weak or strong, clever or simple, we are all brothers.1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […]...

nounSomeone who is a kinsman or shares the same patriarch.

  • The eighteenth century text, with its antislavery message and its Adamic figuration, calls implicily for the reconciliation of all peoples as "brothers" (not the reprehensible brothers of Joseph but the cocreated brothers of Adam).1995, Theophus H. Smith, Conjuring Culture, page 89
  • Oh, my Brothers, five nights ago many of our braves were out upon the buffalo grounds.1908 June, Grace Kellogg, “A Keeper of the Door”, in National Magazine, volume 28, page 280
  • Even pets understand kindness, and the clan brothers use that as an example.2010, Justin B. Richland, Sarah Deer, Introduction to Tribal Legal Studies, page 193

interjectionExpressing exasperation.

  • We're being forced to work overtime? Oh, brother!

More sentences with brother

  • My brother tends to value religion, but my sister not as much.From the entry religion
  • My brother and I were close when we were younger, but not so much now.From the entry close
  • My brother was a father to me after my parents got divorced.From the entry father
  • My sister-in-law and my brother met while they were both on vacation in Jamaica.From the entry sister-in-law
  • My brother, who you met the other day, is coming to stay for the weekend.From the entry who
  • You’ve been on that pinball machine long enough—now let your brother have a go.From the entry go
  • Sorry, I mistook you for my brother. You look very similar.From the entry mistake
  • Astute businessman though he was, my brother was capable of extreme recklessness.From the entry though
  • Dang, girl! Your brother is gorgeous! I want him so bad!From the entry want
  • The child stared accusingly at his brother, convinced he took the toy.From the entry accusingly
  • He came first in the race, whereas his brother came last.From the entry whereas
  • My brother thumbed his nose in reply to my snide remarks.From the entry thumb one's nose
  • My brother is the heir to our childhood house and yet has no interest in it.From the entry heir
  • He's my double cousin as my mother's sister married my father's brother.From the entry double
  • My brother is an auto mechanic. He can get me a discount on auto parts.From the entry auto
  • I couldn’t agree more with what you say, but my brother still doesn't quite agree.From the entry agree
  • My brother has been deaf since sustaining injuries in the war.From the entry deaf
  • If you don't give me back my toys I'll tell my big brother!From the entry big brother
  • The bad news affected me worse than it did my brother.From the entry worse
  • Anna had always felt inferior to her brother due to poor school grades.From the entry inferior
  • The mere suggestion that the queen’s brother tried to kill your boy would be considered treason.From the entry mere
  • Jessica was terribly inefficient at cleaning, so her brother usually had to clean the whole room.From the entry inefficient
  • As he was too ill to accept the award, his brother represented him at the ceremony.From the entry represent
  • My little brother is such a sneak; yesterday I caught him trying to look through my diary.From the entry sneak
  • My brother went stag to prom because he couldn't find a date.From the entry stag

Meaning of brother

  1. noun Son of the same parents as another person.
  2. noun A male having at least one parent in common with another person (see half-brother, stepbrother).
  3. noun A male fellow member of a religious community, church, trades union etc.

Full definition of brother

Questions about brother in a sentence

How do you use brother in a sentence?
Brother is used as a noun, verb and interjection. For example: “Thank you, brother.”
What is a short sentence with brother?
“Thank you, brother.”
What does brother mean?
Brother means son of the same parents as another person.

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