mother-in-law
Example Sentences
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In 2019, my mother-in-law suffered a stroke and moved into our home while she recovered.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
His mother-in-law, Choi Eun-soon, was sentenced to one year in prison for forging financial documents in a real estate deal.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
The chapters fly at the reader in column-length bursts, and the perspective bops about from that of our heroine to neighborhood gossips, savvy editors and that unforgettable mother-in-law.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
My mother-in-law passed away earlier this year and left her California home to her two sons: my husband and his brother.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026
Moving back to India would be our doom—the two of us married off to "suitable" Bengali boys and Ma stuck in a small flat with a mother-in-law she hates.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
