in-laws
Example Sentences
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Without siblings available to help his wife manage his in-laws’ care, Naraj’s role supporting her and his in-laws became more crucial.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
Poor Mr. Biswas, a man of meager prospects but irrepressible pride, must suffer through a series of demeaning dwellings to which his in-laws, the emasculating Tulsis, confine him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
The other part is that if she did see it, she would not necessarily have thought it belonged to her in-laws, let alone that it had been paid for with SNP funds.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
Another reader accepted $300,000 from his in-laws so he and his wife could buy a home, only to receive a demand to give their niece $125,000 when they sold the house.
From MarketWatch ● May 5, 2026
Was that the first hint, or was it just Gene being Gene, eccentric and unconventional, trying to shock his disapproving in-laws?
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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