brethren

Example Sentences

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Our chickens, on the other hand, are treated abominably, packed in tightly with their germy brethren, raised in squalor, pumped with hormones, and only made clean at the end.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026

Even as its Big Tech brethren collect AI equipment, Apple is sticking to its rather asset-light ways.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

The league, as leagues do, will maintain this is still an emerging business that cannot approach the finances of the NBA and its brethren.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

And rethinking rights could also allow us to increasingly understand our animal brethren, in a kind of virtuous circle.

From Salon • May 29, 2025

“My brethren and sistren are more, shall we say, detached from this world, more detached than I choose to be,” she said in a neutral voice.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray