How to Use mother-in-law in a Sentence

mother-in-law

noun
  • But two months ago, his wife, mother-in-law and one of his sons were killed.
    Antoinette Radford, CNN, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Is a car a coupe if your mother-in-law can squeeze into the back seat?
    Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Washing clothes along the rocks with her mother-in-law.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 June 2024
  • Streep came on the show that season as the mother-in-law of one of the main characters.
    Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2024
  • My wife just came back from taking my 86-year-old mother-in-law to the movie.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 23 July 2023
  • Within a few years of that time, my mother-in-law passed away.
    Christine Chung, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2023
  • My mother-in-law does a lot of taking and not a lot of giving.
    Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Maybe the daughter-in-law and son could hire a pet walker to come by the house when the mother-in-law brings her dogs.
    Annie Lane, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • That last call was tougher on me than my mother-in-law’s meatloaf.
    Charlie Smart, New York Times, 14 May 2023
  • My mother-in-law dresses in clothes that are too tight or too short.
    Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2023
  • My father-in-law was too busy, so my mother-in-law came alone.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2023
  • The father of two said that his mother-in-law, Efrat Katz, 67, also appeared to be on the truck.
    Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Sadly, the ceremony of the bride's (and mother-in-law's) dreams was not to be.
    Maria Carter, Country Living, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Gift this to a mother-in-law who loves to liven up their home with fresh flowers.
    Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 19 Sep. 2024
  • This 540-square-foot plan is just the right size for a mother-in-law suite or weekend retreat.
    Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2023
  • After the speech concludes, his father-in-law and mother-in-law come up to give him a hug.
    Emi Tuyetnhi Tran, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2023
  • His wife and his mother-in-law are also taking it and have been pleased with the results.
    Mohamad El Chamaa, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023
  • My mom and mother-in-law both agreed to travel to Atlanta from out of state to watch our children for the week.
    Cynthia Moss, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Her no-nonsense mother-in-law Noriko (Judy Ongg) doesn’t help.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 26 June 2024
  • Or, in our case, a ceramic made by my late mother-in-law.
    Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2024
  • On her recent trip to Colombia, Meghan Markle paid homage to her late mother-in-law.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2024
  • This week, Queen Camilla gave a very sparkling tribute to her late mother-in-law.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Berkeley said his 99-year-old mother-in-law was born in the front house and plans to leave it to her grandchildren.
    Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Wright plays Elodie’s evil mother-in-law, Queen Isabelle.
    Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Feb. 2024
  • His mother-in-law called and said her printer was not working.
    Peter Cohan, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
  • That’s why a mailing my 89-year-old mother-in-law received caught my eye.
    Dallas News, 2 Mar. 2023
  • My mother-in-law was there, my mother, my father-in-law.
    Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 23 June 2024
  • His mother-in-law has already shown symptoms of the disease.
    Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
  • Her mother-in-law went to Tan’s senior-day-care center.
    Jasper Lo, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Hines also paid tribute to her late mother-in-law on social media last week.
    Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024

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