How to Use brother-in-law in a Sentence

brother-in-law

noun
Definition of brother-in-lawnext
  • Sproul looked down at his brother-in-law sprawled on the ground.
    — oregonlive, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Ford’s brother-in-law also stayed with him in the flat.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Her brother-in-law Tyler Page played there for four years.
    — Sid Evans, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2023
  • My brother-in-law and his wife adopted a dog a year ago.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The victim told the stranger to leave him alone, and the assailant knocked him to the ground and beat him, the brother-in-law told the news station.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2023
  • Instead of running to the shelter, my brother-in-law rushed to the front door.
    — Joyce Kamanitz, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2024
  • My brother-in-law, his wife and their two sons, ages 4 and 2, are upstairs.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 25 Apr. 2023
  • So your brother-in-law has the hots for you, and your husband is in denial.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 13 Sep. 2023
  • So Witt grew up tagging along to his big-league brother-in-law’s games.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2024
  • Tanya has cut her off as well and has never met her brother-in-law or nephew.
    — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
  • My brother-in-law’s car, about fifty metres away, is on fire.
    — Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Fredrika ended up dating the brother-in-law for the next five years.
    — Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Aug. 2023
  • So do her father-in-law, her brother and her brother-in-law.
    — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 22 Apr. 2023
  • The second one was in Las Vegas in 2017, survived by her brother-in-law’s niece.
    — Imelda García, Dallas News, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The man, who was with his son and brother-in-law, regained consciousness.
    — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The brothers and the brother-in-law were out knocking on doors, giving out flyers.
    — Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 22 July 2023
  • Ortiz, along with his mother, sister and brother-in-law, run the truck on the back patio of the taproom.
    — Deanna Taylor, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Her sister and brother-in-law were the first members of the family to be taken away.
    — Emily Langer, Washington Post, 19 July 2023
  • And his brother-in-law’s house, which is attached to his own, was not vandalized.
    — Krutika Pathi, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Her death was confirmed by William Burgan, her brother-in-law.
    — Sam Roberts, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Michael Hirt, the brother-in-law of the Rosenthals, challenged Bowers to make eye contact and paused for about 30 seconds.
    — Sabrina Souza, CNN, 3 Aug. 2023
  • His brother-in-law, a pilot, was killed in action during the fighting early in the war.
    — Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2023
  • A long story about fiber optics, and the guy gets the yes, but before the check clears, somebody’s brother-in-law falls off a cliff and the sheiks in Dubai change their minds.
    — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Lang’s brother-in-law, Jon Peterson, served as the company’s sign painter and would create the menus at the drive-throughs.
    — Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
  • This movie also has the best Rocky subplot: Balboa buys a robot for his friend and brother-in-law, Paulie.
    — Good Housekeeping, 16 Apr. 2023
  • My sister and brother-in-law (and the girl’s father) would like appropriate books to read to her.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
  • But Justin Kirk, who played her charming and unfiltered brother-in-law Andy Botwin, isn’t so sure about it.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 15 May 2023
  • He is also survived by his brother-in-law, Kevin John Kisiel, as well as his many nieces, nephews and cousins.
    — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
  • Nearby, Anastasiia’s sister and brother-in-law heard what sounded like a train.
    — Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
  • And both her husband and her brother-in-law, President John F. Kennedy, were assassinated.
    — CBS News, 16 Oct. 2024

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