How to Use fraternal in a Sentence

fraternal

adjective

• There was a fraternal feeling among the troops.
• He belonged to a fraternal organization.
• An occult fraternal order is not a bad way to describe the contemporary-art scene.
  — Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 29 May 2017
• But that epic of magic and monsters and fraternal friendship contains many slivers of romance.
  — Josephine Livingstone, New Republic, 14 June 2017
• The trendlet Unlike her spiky fraternal twin, this subdued pixie is clean, tapered, and mature.
  — Elizabeth Wellington, Philly.com, 18 Aug. 2017
• The corresponding rate for fraternal twins is around 40 percent.
  — Nicholette Zeliadt, Washington Post, 30 June 2017
• And a happy birthday to Angela, who’s wishing one in turn to her identical twin sister and fraternal twin brother.
  — Rosa Inocencio Smith, The Atlantic, 20 June 2017
• With someone of his own age, political persuasion, and affinity, Macron could forge a fraternal duet.
  — James Wolcott, vanityfair.com, 4 Aug. 2017
• At issue was whether the fraternal organization designation should stand.
  — Julia Terruso, Philly.com, 13 Sep. 2017
• McInnes has cultivated a gang-like aura among his all-male fraternal organization, the Proud Boys.
  — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 18 Aug. 2017
• List current and former memberships in civic, fraternal, legal, or social organizations.
  — Stefanie C. Moon, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2024
• Both were in the Navy and so shared that fraternal bond.
  — David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2020
• The boys are fraternal; one has blond hair and one has dark brown hair.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 7 June 2019
• The fraternal twins each had a talking point ready to go when asked for one.
  — Dave Melton, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2022
• Megan and her fraternal twin Rachel were only 10 years old at the time.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 8 July 2019
• Noah told a fan on Twitter that Chloe and him are fraternal twins.
  — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, 3 July 2019
• The Knights, the largest fraternal organization in the world, have men in both Poland and Ukraine.
  — Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 14 Mar. 2022
• Two were implanted in the wife, who gave birth to fraternal twins.
  — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2022
• On the bus to MetLife Stadium, the group banter built to a raucous, fraternal roar.
  — Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 15 Sep. 2020
• The death toll has never been determined but about 20 homes, two churches and a fraternal lodge were burned to the ground.
  — Lisa Maria Garza, orlandosentinel.com, 8 Nov. 2020
• The film stars Owen Wilson and Ed Helms as fraternal twins on a road trip to find their real father.
  — Fortune, 24 Dec. 2017
• The fraternal twins are a king and queen whose reign brought sunshine and are teaching the world about brotherly love.
  — Norah O'Donnell, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2020
• During the Joseon era, some believed that fraternal twins were bad luck.
  — Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021
• In 21% of fraternal triplet pregnancies, the kids get some of each other’s DNA.
  — William Saletan, WSJ, 28 June 2018
• Even more remarkable, all three sets of twins are fraternal and include one boy and one girl.
  — Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 21 Aug. 2022
• Outbreaks have stemmed at workplaces and at a fraternal club.
  — Laura Hancock, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2020
• Zach and his wife Tori welcomed their first child, as did his fraternal twin, Jeremy, and his wife Audrey.
  — Megan Friedman, Country Living, 29 Jan. 2018
• Born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, the fraternal twins attended boarding school in England and have called London home for the past few years.
  — Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Aug. 2018
• Her fraternal brother does not survive the third trimester.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2019
• Sets of both fraternal and identical twins exhibit internally similar metacognitive abilities, suggesting that metacognition is environmental rather than heritable.
  — Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024

Last Updated: 28 Oct 2024