mother-in-law
Example Sentences
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My mother-in-law wasn’t one for raunch; she probably just thought the onesie was silly and cute.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
“I don’t really like it too much,” Slatten told the outlet, though she said her relationship with her mother-in-law has improved.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Pastor Ezra Jin was just finishing dinner with his elderly mother-in-law in the Chinese city of Beihai last October when more than a dozen police appeared at the door.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
"My mother-in-law and best friend died from heart complications," he said.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
Where the grass is cut with a scythe, where rooster combs and sunflowers grow in the yards, and pots of bleeding heart, ivy, and mother-in-law tongue line the steps and windowsills.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
