Used in a Sentence

brethren

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for brethren.

Editorial note

Imagine the benefits of this to regional areas where local/district courts have fewer resources than their city-based brethren.

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Quick take

Of or akin to; related; like

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of brethren gathered in one view.

adjective

Of or akin to; related; like

noun

(figuratively) The body of members, especially of a fraternal, religious or military order.

noun

(poetic) kinsmen

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for brethren.

adjective

Of or akin to; related; like

noun

(figuratively) The body of members, especially of a fraternal, religious or military order.

noun

(poetic) kinsmen

noun

(specifically) Members of the Church of the Brethren.

Example sentences

1

Imagine the benefits of this to regional areas where local/district courts have fewer resources than their city-based brethren.

2

These companies and many of their brethren are not in the business of developing and marketing new technology.

3

Two's complement signed fixed-size integers are completely different from their unsigned brethren, and confusing them is an endless source of bugs.

4

If Evan Spiegel excels at anything, it's writing creepy emails to his frat brethren.

5

To my developer brethren (and sisters!), work doesn't have to be like that.

6

I believe there is a lot of potential for these as alternatives to RPi and its brethren for certain applications.

7

Bite the pillow, my PM brethren, Satya is going in dry.

8

Pray, brethren, that these blasphemies be extibguished from our sight.

9

However, I have always been curious to see when/if the degree holders catch up- or if they surpass their non-degree holding brethren.

10

Sure, you want cake instead of bread, but both do a really great job of feeding you and most of your brethren around the World have neither.

11

Perl's really been left out in the cold by its fellow 1990s-dynamic-scripting brethren lately, between PyPy, all the JS efforts, all the various PHP engines and Hack....

12

I've had far more problems with it than I have its Linux brethren.

Quote examples

1

Usually the "higher-income brethren" are not succumbing to the ethical and moralistic brainwashing regarding defaults, and bankruptcies.

2

If I could travel back in time 20 years and tell myself "dude, someday you'll be my age too!" I probably wouldn't have done anything differently, but it would be a serious boost to the humility of our young brethren for them to realize that they too will be in our shoes one day--a day that comes far too soon.

3

A grey-clad monk, who is the spirit of the Middle Ages, is approached upon the matter, and begins to say, in the arid manner of the Schoolmen, "Let us first of all consider, my brethren, the value of Light.

Proper noun examples

1

Warren Jeffs' Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints && Apostolic United Brethren.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use brethren in a sentence?

Imagine the benefits of this to regional areas where local/district courts have fewer resources than their city-based brethren.

What does brethren mean?

Of or akin to; related; like

What part of speech is brethren?

brethren is commonly used as adjective, noun.