father-in-law

noun

ˈfä-t͟hə-rən-ˌlȯ

-t͟hərn-ˌlȯ

plural fathers-in-law ˈfä-t͟hər-zən-ˌlȯ

: the father of one's spouse

archaic : stepfather

Examples of father-in-law in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Middleton's father-in-law, King Charles, is currently hosting Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol at his home base in London, so there have been a variety of events requiring expert hat-and-hairstyle work. —

Kara Nesvig, Allure, 22 Nov. 2023 After the speech concludes, his father-in-law and mother-in-law come up to give him a hug. —

Emi Tuyetnhi Tran, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2023 The arc of their married life suddenly changed in 1953, when Mrs. Carter’s father-in-law died of cancer, and Jimmy Carter decided to give up his Navy career and return to the family business in Plains. —

Kevin Sullivan, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2023 For any in-law who appreciates a family moment Aura Frames Carver Frame $149 at Aura Frames $149 at Amazon If there’s one gift that truly any mother- or father-in-law will appreciate, this would be it: the Aura Carver Frame. —

Karen I. Chen, wsj.com, 17 Nov. 2023 Princess Kate also had another important event this week: her father-in-law King Charles' 75th birthday! —

Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023 Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales (Kate Middleton) chose an appropriately sparkly dress for a glitzy event: her father-in-law King Charles III's 75th birthday. —

Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 15 Nov. 2023 On Tuesday, the Princess of Wales was seen leaving her father-in-law’s birthday bash with Prince William at the wheel of the car. —

Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 15 Nov. 2023 The murder of three people should not lead to an opera note by me: but the title character in Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, by Shostakovich, kills her father-in-law that way. —

Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 6 Nov. 2023 See More

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