in-laws
Example Sentences
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Poor Mr. Biswas, a man of meager prospects but irrepressible pride, must suffer through a series of demeaning dwellings to which his in-laws, the emasculating Tulsis, confine him.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 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
Peaty credits the support of his famous in-laws, too, with whom he completed his debut triathlon as part of Team Ramsay last August.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Like the in-laws in Meet the Fockers and My Big Fat Greek Wedding, they are still hopelessly uptight but not that wealthy anymore.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
