in-laws
Example Sentences
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The Sharmas, who first reported their daughter's death to the police, have questioned why Twisha's in-laws did not inform the police.
From BBC • May 21, 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
Roxanne said one of the other benefits of moving in with her in-laws was that it gave them more security than renting since all of the rental properties here were owned by the same slumlord.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
At the house, he fell upon his knees before his in-laws and confessed the wrong he and their daughter had done.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
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