Example Sentences

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So Johnson delayed visits from her parents, in-laws and grandmother to meet the newest member of their family as she monitored him for measles symptoms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

The biggest point of friction between Twisha and her in-laws, the Sharmas say, came in April after she became pregnant.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Another reader accepted $300,000 from his in-laws so he and his wife could buy a home, only to receive a demand to give their niece $125,000 when they sold the house.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

Running from murderous in-laws is nothing compared to the threat at the heart of “Something Very Bad is Going to Happen,” which depicts exchanging vows with a presumed soul mate as gambling with a curse.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

Her in-laws were mainstays of the town’s Negro elite.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly