How to Use mother-in-law in a Sentence
mother-in-law
noun
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But two months ago, his wife, mother-in-law and one of his sons were killed.
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Antoinette Radford,
CNN,
9 Aug. 2024
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Is a car a coupe if your mother-in-law can squeeze into the back seat?
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Rich Ceppos,
Car and Driver,
12 Apr. 2023
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Washing clothes along the rocks with her mother-in-law.
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David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
18 June 2024
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Streep came on the show that season as the mother-in-law of one of the main characters.
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Adrienne Davis,
Journal Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2024
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My wife just came back from taking my 86-year-old mother-in-law to the movie.
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Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
23 July 2023
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Within a few years of that time, my mother-in-law passed away.
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Christine Chung,
New York Times,
31 Mar. 2023
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My mother-in-law does a lot of taking and not a lot of giving.
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Amy Dickinson,
Anchorage Daily News,
29 Mar. 2023
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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.
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Annie Lane,
Anchorage Daily News,
19 Sep. 2023
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That last call was tougher on me than my mother-in-law’s meatloaf.
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Charlie Smart,
New York Times,
14 May 2023
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My mother-in-law dresses in clothes that are too tight or too short.
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Amy Dickinson,
Washington Post,
4 Nov. 2023
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My father-in-law was too busy, so my mother-in-law came alone.
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Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
10 Dec. 2023
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The father of two said that his mother-in-law, Efrat Katz, 67, also appeared to be on the truck.
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Escher Walcott,
Peoplemag,
9 Oct. 2023
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Sadly, the ceremony of the bride's (and mother-in-law's) dreams was not to be.
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Maria Carter,
Country Living,
30 Aug. 2023
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Gift this to a mother-in-law who loves to liven up their home with fresh flowers.
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Brigitt Earley,
Glamour,
19 Sep. 2024
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This 540-square-foot plan is just the right size for a mother-in-law suite or weekend retreat.
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Grace Haynes,
Southern Living,
6 Dec. 2023
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After the speech concludes, his father-in-law and mother-in-law come up to give him a hug.
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Emi Tuyetnhi Tran,
NBC News,
21 Nov. 2023
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His wife and his mother-in-law are also taking it and have been pleased with the results.
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Mohamad El Chamaa,
Washington Post,
31 Aug. 2023
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My mom and mother-in-law both agreed to travel to Atlanta from out of state to watch our children for the week.
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Cynthia Moss,
CNN,
19 Oct. 2024
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Her no-nonsense mother-in-law Noriko (Judy Ongg) doesn’t help.
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Bill Goodykoontz,
The Arizona Republic,
26 June 2024
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Or, in our case, a ceramic made by my late mother-in-law.
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Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
5 May 2024
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On her recent trip to Colombia, Meghan Markle paid homage to her late mother-in-law.
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Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
19 Aug. 2024
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This week, Queen Camilla gave a very sparkling tribute to her late mother-in-law.
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Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
22 Sep. 2023
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Berkeley said his 99-year-old mother-in-law was born in the front house and plans to leave it to her grandchildren.
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Doug Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2024
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Wright plays Elodie’s evil mother-in-law, Queen Isabelle.
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Tatiana Tenreyro,
The Hollywood Reporter,
29 Feb. 2024
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His mother-in-law called and said her printer was not working.
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Peter Cohan,
Forbes,
8 Oct. 2024
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That’s why a mailing my 89-year-old mother-in-law received caught my eye.
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Dallas News,
2 Mar. 2023
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My mother-in-law was there, my mother, my father-in-law.
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Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
23 June 2024
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His mother-in-law has already shown symptoms of the disease.
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Dana Rose Falcone,
Peoplemag,
23 May 2024
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Gift it to the mother-in-law who’s always promised to show you her secret family recipes.
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Brie Schwartz,
Glamour,
31 Oct. 2024
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One thing alone seems to matter to her now: finding the bodies of her husband and mother-in-law and giving them a proper burial.
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Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune Europe,
31 Oct. 2024
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