How to Use in-law in a Sentence

in-law

noun
Definition of in-lawnext
Synonyms for in-lawnext
  • All of this, over the prospect of some in-law apartments?
    — Molly Osberg, Curbed, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The husband flies out, and the wife waits for a visa while living with her in-laws.
    — Sameer Yasir, New York Times, 13 June 2023
  • My sister-in-law has lived with my in-laws for four years.
    — Dear Annie, cleveland, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Haskell shared a home with his wife and in-laws in the 4100 block of Coldstream Terrace in Tarzana.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2023
  • My husband and my mom and my in-laws were home for the duration of my shoot.
    — Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 May 2023
  • My wife was the daughter and she and her brother are the executors to the last of my in-laws to pass away.
    — Ilyce Glink and Samuel J. Tamkin, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The beaches were stunning, the ocean was warm, my future in-laws were kind.
    — Raksha Vasudevan, New York Times, 6 June 2023
  • These dinners, which used to be at the in-laws’ house, are now held at my daughter’s house.
    — Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2023
  • And, if my in-laws are anything to go by, the evening repast was a light meal of soup, bread and leftovers from lunch.
    — Jamie Schler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • This is not the moment to be caught up in one-upmanship with an in-law.
    — R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Ask for a meeting with your spouse and your in-laws, or even just you and whoever runs the house.
    — Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
  • At the in-laws’ suggestion, my son and daughter each bring a friend on these trips.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2024
  • Question: My in-laws are planning to sell their Bay Area home.
    — Pat Kapowich, The Mercury News, 11 May 2024
  • Every year, my family spends a week at the beach with my in-laws.
    — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 23 July 2024
  • Miller said his family, not his in-laws, should take care of the children.
    — Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 17 June 2023
  • The trouble is that my in-laws have no respect for our household rules.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Serve the corn with butter and salt, or enjoy it as my in-laws do—with nothing at all!
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2024
  • There's a main house, an in-law house, a manager's house, a bunk house and three others.
    — Catherine Reagor, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024
  • The English actor was concerned with what his in-laws would say.
    — Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2023
  • Her in-laws, visiting from out of state, hiked in with her husband to meet her.
    — Chadd Cripe, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Could there be something more to Francesca’s reaction to her new in-law?
    — Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
  • The way to be a good in-law is the same way to be a good person: to be patient, welcoming, friendly and kind.
    — Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The way to be a good in-law is the same way to be a good person: to be patient, welcoming, friendly, and kind.
    — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 28 Feb. 2024
  • That was probably the safe move depending on how many in-laws came over for the free meal.
    — Joseph Goodman, al, 14 Apr. 2023
  • There’s a lot of young women are being raped by their in-laws, by their, by their spouses.
    — Ezekiel J. Emanuel, The Atlantic, 5 July 2024
  • Her children were baptized there, and her in-laws, who are in their late 80s, were married there too.
    — Abbey McDonald and Ardeshir Tabrizian, oregonlive, 31 Aug. 2023
  • And Paulina’s in-laws treated her like a porcelain doll.
    — The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2023
  • Shi’s in-laws, David and Vicki Lin, rushed to the hospital to tend to Amy, and were still there when their children were slain.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
  • This day of rest is anything but, as David’s family must find a way to get rid of the body before their future in-laws arrive.
    — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
  • We’d been invited to a baptism, a birthday party, and dinner at my in-laws.
    — Kathleen Felton, SELF, 27 Sep. 2024

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