How to Use brother-in-law in a Sentence

brother-in-law

noun

• My brother-in-law called my husband to confirm attendance.
  — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2024
• 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
• 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
• 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
• But Justin Kirk, who played her charming and unfiltered brother-in-law Andy Botwin, isn’t so sure about it.
  — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 15 May 2023
• He is also survived by his brother-in-law, Kevin John Kisiel, as well as his many nieces, nephews and cousins.
  — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
• He's hired by a wealthy socialite (Shailene Woodley) to look into the shady death of her brother-in-law and runs afoul of their powerful family.
  — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 26 Oct 2024