How to Use brother-in-law in a Sentence
brother-in-law
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Sproul looked down at his brother-in-law sprawled on the ground.
— oregonlive, 15 Feb. 2023 -
Ford’s brother-in-law also stayed with him in the flat.
— Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024 -
Her brother-in-law Tyler Page played there for four years.
— Sid Evans, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2023 -
My brother-in-law and his wife adopted a dog a year ago.
— Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2023 -
The victim told the stranger to leave him alone, and the assailant knocked him to the ground and beat him, the brother-in-law told the news station.
— City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2023 -
Instead of running to the shelter, my brother-in-law rushed to the front door.
— Joyce Kamanitz, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2024 -
My brother-in-law, his wife and their two sons, ages 4 and 2, are upstairs.
— Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 25 Apr. 2023 -
So your brother-in-law has the hots for you, and your husband is in denial.
— Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 13 Sep. 2023 -
Her husband was in left field; her brother-in-law was also on the team.
— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024 -
Her husband was in left field, her brother-in-law was also on the team.
— Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024 -
So Witt grew up tagging along to his big-league brother-in-law’s games.
— Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2024 -
Tanya has cut her off as well and has never met her brother-in-law or nephew.
— Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024 -
My brother-in-law’s car, about fifty metres away, is on fire.
— Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2023 -
Fredrika ended up dating the brother-in-law for the next five years.
— Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Aug. 2023 -
So do her father-in-law, her brother and her brother-in-law.
— Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 22 Apr. 2023 -
The second one was in Las Vegas in 2017, survived by her brother-in-law’s niece.
— Imelda García, Dallas News, 7 Aug. 2023 -
The man, who was with his son and brother-in-law, regained consciousness.
— John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023 -
The brothers and the brother-in-law were out knocking on doors, giving out flyers.
— Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 22 July 2023 -
Ortiz, along with his mother, sister and brother-in-law, run the truck on the back patio of the taproom.
— Deanna Taylor, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2024 -
Her sister and brother-in-law were the first members of the family to be taken away.
— Emily Langer, Washington Post, 19 July 2023 -
And his brother-in-law’s house, which is attached to his own, was not vandalized.
— Krutika Pathi, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024 -
Her death was confirmed by William Burgan, her brother-in-law.
— Sam Roberts, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2023 -
Michael Hirt, the brother-in-law of the Rosenthals, challenged Bowers to make eye contact and paused for about 30 seconds.
— Sabrina Souza, CNN, 3 Aug. 2023 -
His brother-in-law, a pilot, was killed in action during the fighting early in the war.
— Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2023 -
One of the friends, Jen McCabe, invited them to go to a party at her brother-in-law’s house after the bar closed.
— Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024 -
A long story about fiber optics, and the guy gets the yes, but before the check clears, somebody’s brother-in-law falls off a cliff and the sheiks in Dubai change their minds.
— Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2023 -
Lang’s brother-in-law, Jon Peterson, served as the company’s sign painter and would create the menus at the drive-throughs.
— Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023 -
This movie also has the best Rocky subplot: Balboa buys a robot for his friend and brother-in-law, Paulie.
— Good Housekeeping, 16 Apr. 2023 -
My sister and brother-in-law (and the girl’s father) would like appropriate books to read to her.
— Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023 -
Her brother-in-law, Tony West, who has been acting as a close adviser, is chief legal officer for Uber.
— Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
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