brethren

Example Sentences

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Many say Israel’s democracy is tarnished by its military rule over their brethren in the West Bank and the discrimination they themselves face.

From Seattle Times

On Tuesday night, Liao leaped and dove alongside five of his brethren on the court while 13 more players cheered from the bench.

From Washington Post

There are some — especially among my brethren in the press — who refuse to look beyond the surface similarities of the two cases in a brazen and crude attempt to be "even-handed."

From Salon

But I'm afraid it won't come from my brethren in the press.

From Salon

Palestinians regard brethren jailed by Israel as heroes in a struggle for statehood in territories Israel captured in the 1967 Middle East war.

From Reuters