Example sentences for: brother

How can you use “brother” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Carl refers to me as younger brother, but I say that I am his older brother; Edwin calls me an older brother; but I insist that I am his younger brother, a three-way disagreement.

  • As a tragically repressed and alcoholic small-town cop, Nolte conveys a "fierce, anguished intensity" (Janet Maslin, the New York Times ). Critics say Schrader's style is a perfect match for Russell Banks' novel, and that the director "has hit, in this exquisitely shaped, paced, painted, and edited production, a new, deep level of artistry" (Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly ). Only complaint: The voice-over narration by Willem Dafoe (as Nolte's brother) is a bit stilted and portentous.

  • At some point, though, he decided to become a saint of leftist independent filmmaking, to turn away from his real gifts, suppress his craftiness, and make movies about ordinary people crushed by an economic system that sets brother against brother (or sister).

  • The prince’s younger brother, Prince Manuel, was also hit, but he survived and was thus propelled to the throne at the tender age of 19.

  • Chances are that if you know she's running around, it's likely your brother does, too.


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