Example Sentences

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The couple are survived by their daughters, sons-in-law and grandchildren, the trust said.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

The same masters, however, often changed the rules of their guild so that only the sons and sons-in-law of current masters could become masters themselves.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

When the funeral home van came to gather his body from his home, he was carried out by one of his sons-in-law, Jack Landherr’s father, John, and a sportswriter, this one.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2022

Asked what her family thought of her collection, Hugo said her sons-in-law thought she “should be locked up somewhere”.

From Reuters • May 23, 2022

The sons-in-law all knew that the father was watching them, jealously, for signs of indifference or self-interest.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez