One of my oldest brothers vs One of my older brothers

Both phrases are correct, but they have slightly different meanings. 'One of my oldest brothers' implies that you have multiple brothers and this one is among the oldest. 'One of my older brothers' suggests that you have multiple brothers and this one is older than some but not necessarily the oldest.

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One of my oldest brothers

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to a brother who is among the oldest in a group of brothers.

This phrase is used when you have multiple brothers and you want to specify that the one you are referring to is one of the oldest among them.

Examples:

He is one of my oldest brothers, and he always looks out for me.
She is one of my oldest brothers, and we have a special bond.

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Her father is one of my oldest friends.
Ambassador Kennedy isn't one of my oldest friends.
Her father, senator metcalf, was one of my oldest and closest friends.
Will is one of my oldest friends.
Stella, this is one of my oldest surviving friends.
Don Emiliano Zapata, one of my oldest acquaintances.
Dave, you are one of my oldest friends, but if we met now, we'd be enemies.
In addition to everything else, one of my oldest friends might be dead.
I know you're new to all this, but... my partner was killed a few days ago, and now one of my oldest friends just died.
Down at oceanside wellness And one of my oldest friends.
She's one of my oldest friends.
- He's one of my oldest friends, okay?
Jeff, you are... one of my oldest and dearest friends, and I'm so happy that you're this lucky in love.
SEBASTIAN WAS ONE OF MY OLDEST FRIENDS, GLORIA.
My oldest brother is an under-gardener there.
Allow me to introduce you to one of my oldest and most explosive friends:
you substitute "one of my oldest friends, who's always had my back."
Bill, you're one of my oldest friends and, Christina, you're her sister.
Okay, listen, I'm not going to stop hanging out with one of my oldest friends in the whole world because his wife is losing her mind, okay?
Okay, look, you are one of my oldest friends, and you are my sister, and I love you both, but it's just easier to do things... separately.

Alternatives:

He is one of my older brothers.
He is one of the older brothers in our family.

One of my older brothers

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to a brother who is older than some but not necessarily the oldest.

This phrase is used when you have multiple brothers and you want to specify that the one you are referring to is older than some but not necessarily the oldest.

Examples:

He is one of my older brothers, but he still acts like a kid sometimes.
She is one of my older brothers, and we have a lot of fun together.

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On the day Deron was shot, he was wearing one of his older brother's shirts.
The blue one is the older brother.
And the second one's your older brother.
I think the good one is the older brother
You remind me of my older brother.
One of them I can't take is when my older brother, who's everything I want to be... starts losing faith in things.
One of them I can't take is when my older brother, who's everything I want to be... starts losing faith in things.
The friends of my older brother used to come to visit us and we were playing games.
This is the story of my older brother's... strange criminal behavior and disappearance.
With the death of my older brother, and the duties and responsibilities that being the first son brings...
Me and my older brother We each got one.
"Andy, Andy, how are you doing?" she said, using the name of my older brother.
So I'm trying to decide on something l did more recently or one of my older pieces, l don't know.
He was like my father, my older brother, my best friend all rolled into one.
My older brother took them to school.
My older brother broke his leg.
This is my letter, which is the same as that of my older brother,
Ayton is one of my best friends, he's like a weirder, older brother.
My older brother, he trained here.
It's my older brother, Nick.

Alternatives:

He is one of my oldest brothers.
He is one of the oldest brothers in our family.

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One of my oldest brothers vs One of my older brothers