mothers-in-law
- plural of mother-in-law.
Example Sentences
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They teased one another, complained about overbearing mothers-in-law and celebrated milestones, like a daughter’s quinceañera.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2025
No one today any longer wishes to hear jokes about nagging mothers-in-law, spendthrift wives or old jalopies, and the men and women who once told them to hardy plaudits are now forgotten.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
Lila Charif, Bahar Tavakolian and Laya Kadjavi, whose mothers and mothers-in-law were also close to mine, drew much inspiration from her in their own cooking.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2024
There, a team led by medical anthropologist Adelaide Lusambili of Africa International University conducted interviews with dozens of pregnant women, new mothers, male partners, mothers-in-law, community health care workers, and community leaders in 2021.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 27, 2023
We hadn’t told our mothers-in-law or Mam4 or—Lord knows!—
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
