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Your 5-year-old son will find the box full of Sharpies and decide to redecorate your spare bedroom, an hour before your in-laws arrive for a week’s visit.
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Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 13 Aug. 2025
His in-laws were looking to buy a new recliner for Christmas, and the store had already closed for the day.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2025
Plus, that guy hightailed it at the first sign of familial conflict with his future in-laws, demonstrating all the courage and fortitude of a wilted cabbage.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
His wife, his mom and his in-laws came out to cheer him on.
—John Carlisle, Freep.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 13 Aug. 2025
His in-laws were looking to buy a new recliner for Christmas, and the store had already closed for the day.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2025
Plus, that guy hightailed it at the first sign of familial conflict with his future in-laws, demonstrating all the courage and fortitude of a wilted cabbage.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
His wife, his mom and his in-laws came out to cheer him on.
—John Carlisle, Freep.com, 11 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in-law
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“In-law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in-law. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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