brand-new
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- brand-newness noun
Etymology
Origin of brand-new
First recorded in 1560–70
Example Sentences
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The concentrated nature of the bets, coming from a brand-new account, fueled suspicions that someone with knowledge of the operation’s planning had made them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
The first stop on our tour was a brand-new grocery store with a sprawling parking lot out front.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Instead, this brand-new definition of “tradwife” just sounds like the worst of all worlds: women having to work and handle all domestic responsibilities without any help at all.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
“I was looking at the one next door, a brand-new big house, that was too much money,” she said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
“There’s a brand-new game up in the Electronic Learning Center.”
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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