How to Use live-in in a Sentence

live-in

1 of 2 adjective
  • White, then 18, helped the family as a live-in babysitter and paid $20 a month in rent.
    Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Burda was a live-in handyman at Day’s home in Phoenix, OR.
    Bruce Haring, Deadline, 11 July 2024
  • Fuentes was the live-in boyfriend of the child's mother, and the girl was under age 10 at the time of the rape, prosecutors said.
    Doha Madani, NBC News, 5 July 2023
  • Dear Amy: My live-in boyfriend is a low-level pot dealer.
    Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2023
  • Felony Carl is his live-in boyfriend, who is a human man and not another Glob.
    Vulture, 2 June 2023
  • The live-in tree stump features a studio layout with two beds and one bathroom.
    Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Banfield's charging in the case comes months after the family's 24-year-old live-in au pair was charged in the case.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Foster can’t cut his food or get out of bed without help from his live-in sister.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The oldest male in the United States was a man of many appetites, even at 110, and his live-in caretaker did her best to feed them.
    Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
  • Davis and Glen Griffin of Houston, Texas, say having a live-in au pair to care for their three children has been a lifesaver.
    Alexis Christoforous, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Koch's live-in boyfriend, Joel Manke, 38, is charged with chronic neglect of a child and false imprisonment.
    Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 26 July 2023
  • Westcott’s live-in girlfriend at the time of the sale also testified Thursday.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The new code remains silent on the question of live-in relationships that are not between men and women.
    Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Has the live-in girlfriend been someone who was really good to or generous with your kids?
    Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Advice Dear Amy: A year ago, my mother-in-law’s live-in companion died by suicide.
    Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Each of those includes a two-car garage and additional living space, likely for guests or live-in staff.
    James McClain, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Smith was convicted in 2000 for murder in the shooting death of his live-in girlfriend, LaKendra Kirkland, in Dothan.
    Amy Yurkanin | Ayurkanin@al.com, al, 6 June 2023
  • The child’s mother called police just before 2:30 a.m. and said her live-in boyfriend had shot her son, Santa Clara police said Tuesday evening.
    Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024
  • At the time, many young female immigrants worked as live-in maids for wealthy families uptown.
    Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 14 Jan. 2024
  • On the show, Tony is an ex-baseball player and widower who moves with Samantha to Brooklyn to take a job as a live-in housekeeper.
    Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024
  • His mom was a live-in domestic worker for a family of teachers.
    Caterina Morbiato, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Aug. 2023
  • These lofty promises, coupled with her charisma, won her a healthy online following and up to 20 live-in acolytes who became members of the group, Love Has Won.
    Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2023
  • There’s a family kitchen as well as a discrete chef’s kitchen for catering purposes or for a live-in chef to prepare daily meals.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Our long term live-in superintendent of a 50-unit co-op is retiring.
    Andy Newman, New York Times, 3 June 2023
  • Her father moved into a nursing home years ago, but her now-deceased mother remained in her own home, albeit with live-in care.
    Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 8 July 2024
  • Their existence was dreary, and included a live-in babysitter in at one point, a one-bedroom apartment.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
  • There’s also a smaller sixth bedroom, perfect for live-in staff, like a nanny, or visitors.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Tracy Chen, 36, a lawyer in Shenzhen who recently got married, said the subsidy would barely cover one month of a live-in nanny.
    Zixu Wang, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Feb. 2023
  • This space would be ideal for a live-in staff member, or for an extended family member, guests or as a deluxe work-from-home office space.
    James McClain, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The Emily Post Institute recommends a gift from your family or one week’s pay for a daily or live-in babysitter or au pair.
    Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 21 July 2024
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live in

2 of 2 verb
  • Shvets has lived in Kyiv since moving there from Kharkiv, two decades ago.
    Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2024
  • But 75% of the overall Big Sky workforce lives in the surrounding county areas and commutes in for their jobs.
    Kerry A. Dolan, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
  • The siblings also allege that Gosar lives in Flagstaff, well outside his western Arizona district.
    Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 13 Oct. 2024
  • Still, many Haitian residents in Springfield live in fear of Trump’s threat of removal, unsure over their future and their safety.
    Omar Jimenez, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024
  • Martha’s sister lives in the unit in the back of the house.
    Reed Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The boyfriend was the owner of the Chrysler 300 and lived in that apartment building.
    Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2024
  • Campos has lived in the Franklin area – about 20 miles south of Nashville – for the past 20 years.
    Zach Mentz, cleveland, 12 July 2023
  • With his wife, McCourt lived in the same apartment in New York for 59 years.
    Jaden Thompson, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The new species lives in the deep sea and is able to glow, but very little is known about its lifestyle.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 2 June 2024
  • Should people who live in these high risk flood zones just move?
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The teenager lives in Brooklyn and is a high school student.
    Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Those that live in Zone 2 can use decoys from April 11 until the end of the season May 8.
    Cole Sikes Communications and Marketing Specialist Alabama Cooperative Extension System, al, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The last Peck descendant to live in the home was Alyce Mertz, who lived there until her death in 1991.
    Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Both of us had lived in New York City apartments for nearly 25 years.
    Various Staff Writers, Special Correspondents, and Special Contributors, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Although his roots are in Phillips County, Helm lived in Springdale in the 1980s.
    Bill Bowden, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2023
  • The place to splurge is on hero pieces like a suede blazer or a chic pair of pants that will live in your closet for years.
    Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2024
  • The girl lived in the San Diego County city of Vista, according to the coroner’s report.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
  • For the past two decades, Frank has worked with a researcher named Mimi Munson, who lives in Maine.
    Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
  • The study gave out monthly checks to people between the ages of 21 and 40 living in Texas and Illinois.
    Oshan Jarow, Vox, 22 July 2024
  • Also one of the few A’s players to live in downtown Oakland during his time with the team.
    Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Her husband is on the front line, and Vova is an only child, so Kucherenko lives in their small, tidy house alone.
    Claire Harbage, NPR, 22 May 2024
  • What if those living in tents had housing and their basic needs met?
    Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 22 July 2024
  • Many fans have been curious if the couple, along with their five children, still live in the 1,700-square-foot house.
    Maggie Horton, Country Living, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Someday, that won’t be the case, and public chargers will have to fill in the gaps for people who live in apartments or park on the street.
    Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2024
  • Aparicio played Cleo, a maid living in Mexico City in the 1970s.
    Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Klein the writer might be willing to live in that ambiguous space for a time; Klein the activist will not stay there.
    Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Many of the campaigners lived in the east London neighborhoods along its route.
    Jack Guy, CNN, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Some of the species identified in the tracks do not live in the area today, because present conditions are too dry for them.
    Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Bryan Specht, a 25-year-old beekeeper who lives in Colerain, also hopped on board to help.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 26 June 2024
  • In 1995, Wilson married Melinda, and the pair adopted five children, some of whom still live in the household.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Feb. 2024

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