father-in-law

Example Sentences

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After talking with his soon-to-be father-in-law—a sheet-metal worker—he took the union tests for plumbing, elevator construction and electrical work.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It has become increasingly difficult to meet the price points expected by American buyers,” said Agnieszka Chmielewska, whose husband and father-in-law run the company.

From The Wall Street Journal

My late father-in-law wrote a book once called “Die Broke.”

From Los Angeles Times

“There’s a bit of a personal story behind it, as it was a donation from my father-in-law. He was from Turkey.”

From Literature

“Pooh made him rich, but did not make him happy,” said Christopher Robin’s wife about her father-in-law, who became bitter that his reputation rested on less than 1% of his life’s work.

From The Wall Street Journal