father-in-law
Example Sentences
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My wife and I borrowed money for a down payment from my father-in-law, for our first house, and he told me that it was a gift.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
He has visited with the president on numerous occasions and his father-in-law, Ronald Lauder, is a longtime friend of Trump.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
At Materiales El Valle, a local tile supplier, the ICE crackdown has resulted in $5.3 million in lost sales, said Luis Rodriguez, who manages the company his father-in-law started four decades ago.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
Melanie Griffin, from Penistone, in South Yorkshire, said her father-in-law had been going through a complex house sale with WB Pennine Solicitors when they found out about the issues with PM Law via social media.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
In a drugstore she buys a Timex watch for her father-in-law, Bic pens for her cousins, embroidery thread and thimbles for her mother and her aunts.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
