father-in-law
Example Sentences
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Dean Buntrock was happily selling life insurance in Boulder, Colo., in 1956 when the death of his father-in-law thrust him into a very different business: hauling garbage in Chicago.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Warsh’s father-in-law is Ron Lauder, a longtime friend of Trump’s.
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
“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 • Jan. 28, 2026
John scored quarter-zip sweaters for himself and his father-in-law, and his wife splurged on a tweed jacket for Christmas Day.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025
Over a pit fire, as though she were a pork joint, in water that had already been used by her father-in-law, her husband, her husband’s seven brothers, and her mother-in-law.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
