How to Use in-law in a Sentence

in-law

noun
  • My in-laws are heavy drinkers (not all but quite a few).
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • His wife, his mom and his in-laws came out to cheer him on.
    — John Carlisle, Freep.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • This isn’t the first time the in-laws’ gifts have missed the mark.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • There are a few ways to go about finding the best gifts for in-laws.
    — Madeleine Bokan Thares, Glamour, 25 Aug. 2025
  • This type of nonsense from [in-laws] is what wears on you over the years.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Be open and honest with your dog-loving in-laws.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Or, when none with that last name, at the very least a Jonas-in-law.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2025
  • This is the place to impress a client or your future in-laws.
    — Tanya Edwards, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026
  • Recruits told their co-workers and in-laws.
    — Kevin Collier, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
  • People want to watch it with their husbands and wives and in-laws.
    — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 18 July 2025
  • Above all, she no longer feels driven to compete with her in-laws.
    — Gail Jennes, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Moore’s in-law’s home was one of the many affected by the fires.
    — Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • Soheil Bigdeli didn’t want his in-laws to fly to Iran.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Leetch’s in-laws, watching along with him, were hoping the shots didn’t find the net.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 14 May 2026
  • Every year, my family spends a week at the beach with my in-laws.
    — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 23 July 2024
  • Police found his wife and in-laws dead in different parts of the store.
    — Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
  • The trouble is that my in-laws have no respect for our household rules.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • But my in-laws have requested lists from my children.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025
  • 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
  • My in-laws also allow smoking in their home.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
  • 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 in-laws have never cared for her and don’t think of her as family.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Who isn’t nervous meeting the prospective in-laws for the first time?
    — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 31 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • Miller said his family, not his in-laws, should take care of the children.
    — Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 17 June 2023
  • The beaches were stunning, the ocean was warm, my future in-laws were kind.
    — Raksha Vasudevan, New York Times, 6 June 2023
  • The struggles with your in-laws, the struggles with the sister-in-law.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Her in-laws, visiting from out of state, hiked in with her husband to meet her.
    — Chadd Cripe, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • His in-laws have denied wrongdoing and haven’t been charged with any crime.
    — Juliet Pennington, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026

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