How to Use daughter-in-law in a Sentence

daughter-in-law

noun
  • My daughter-in-law cut my grandchild out of my life four months ago.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Kate is the good daughter, good wife, good daughter-in-law, good mom.
    — Megan Angelo, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Finding the best gifts for your daughter-in-law should be a joy—not a chore.
    — Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Glamour, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Jeanne stared at her sons and daughters-in-law gathered at the foot of the bed.
    — Allegra Goodman, Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
  • There might be tensions between the king and his daughter-in-law.
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 23 June 2025
  • Our daughter-in-law will not let grandma pick up the new baby or hug him.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • My daughter-in-law insists on buying the same amount of gifts for each twin.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 8 May 2023
  • My son and daughter-in-law and my grandchildren were out in protests last week.
    — Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Bon Jovi also shared his thoughts on his soon-to-be daughter-in-law.
    — Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 29 May 2024
  • My husband, son and daughter-in-law were kept in a room and asked to stay indoors.
    — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Dougherty says her daughter-in-law moved in a few doors down a couple of months ago.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • My daughter-in-law is also at a loss for how to change his behavior.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
  • Your advice to teach the daughter-in-law how to cook a turkey was so sexist!
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Diana and her first daughter-in-law have similar taste in tiaras.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
  • There, the in-laws assume Jae-Young is their daughter-in-law.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 2 June 2025
  • Her Majesty has remained in close contact with her beloved daughter-in-law.
    — Valentine Servant-Ulgu, Glamour, 25 Apr. 2024
  • Years later, Welch's former daughter-in-law set the record straight.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2023
  • The way out of this is to have a face-to-face conversation with your son and daughter-in-law.
    — R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Use them to think bigger and become the mother (-in-law) your son and daughter-in-law need.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 9 July 2023
  • That’s worth thinking about and, at a later date, talking through with your son and daughter-in-law.
    — Eric Thomas, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2025
  • My daughter-in-law thinks that if you are served a hot meal, you are allowed to begin eating it right away.
    — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2024
  • Maybe the daughter-in-law and son could hire a pet walker to come by the house when the mother-in-law brings her dogs.
    — Annie Lane, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Khamenei’s daughter, grandchild, daughter-in-law, and son-in-law were also killed.
    — Keely Bastow, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
  • My daughter-in-law is an awesome person who does anything for anyone.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
  • Ask your son and daughter-in-law to make sure that the kitchen is cleaned up, or no food leaves the dining room, for instance.
    — R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
  • If the letter had come from the son and daughter-in-law, my response would have been different.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • His Majesty has remained in the closest contact with his beloved daughter-in-law.
    — Isaac Bickerstaff, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The intention isn’t to incite a turf war with your daughter-in-law’s parents.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
  • His wife, Ann, is seated next to him; two of his sons and a daughter-in-law are arrayed around them.
    — Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The beaming father couldn’t have been happier for his son and soon-to-be daughter-in-law.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Aug. 2025

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