How to Use brother-in-law in a Sentence

brother-in-law

noun

• Sproul looked down at his brother-in-law sprawled on the ground.
  — oregonlive, 15 Feb. 2023
• Ford’s brother-in-law also stayed with him in the flat.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024
• And joked about his brother-in-law’s The White Lotus role.
  — Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 17 Mar. 2025
• Her brother-in-law Tyler Page played there for four years.
  — Sid Evans, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2023
• My brother-in-law and his wife adopted a dog a year ago.
  — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2023
• The victim told the stranger to leave him alone, and the assailant knocked him to the ground and beat him, the brother-in-law told the news station.
  — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2023
• Instead of running to the shelter, my brother-in-law rushed to the front door.
  — Joyce Kamanitz, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2024
• My brother-in-law, his wife and their two sons, ages 4 and 2, are upstairs.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 25 Apr. 2023
• So your brother-in-law has the hots for you, and your husband is in denial.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 13 Sep. 2023
• My sister, brother-in-law and 1-year-old niece moved back to Texas this year!
  — Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Nov. 2024
• Or your brother-in-law gives your son a drum set for Christmas.
  — Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2025
• One day my brother-in-law took me on a hike in the East Bay, in an effort to take my mind off things.
  — Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
• Patrick’s brother-in-law Chris Pratt further said to E!
  — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2025
• Her husband was in left field, her brother-in-law was also on the team.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
• Her husband was in left field; her brother-in-law was also on the team.
  — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
• So Witt grew up tagging along to his big-league brother-in-law’s games.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2024
• Tanya has cut her off as well and has never met her brother-in-law or nephew.
  — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
• My brother-in-law’s car, about fifty metres away, is on fire.
  — Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2023
• Fredrika ended up dating the brother-in-law for the next five years.
  — Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Aug. 2023
• The woman then detailed how her brother-in-law is the most upset.
  — Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 10 Aug. 2025
• Ed Henry, Bern’s boss, is Tom Spenser’s brother-in-law.
  — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
• So do her father-in-law, her brother and her brother-in-law.
  — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 22 Apr. 2023
• Confused and frightened, Lucy contacts her brother-in-law and pleads with him to come and help.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
• Cue the dramatics from mother-in-law and brother-in-law.
  — Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 31 July 2025
• The second one was in Las Vegas in 2017, survived by her brother-in-law’s niece.
  — Imelda García, Dallas News, 7 Aug. 2023
• The man, who was with his son and brother-in-law, regained consciousness.
  — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
• The brothers and the brother-in-law were out knocking on doors, giving out flyers.
  — Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 22 July 2023
• Ortiz, along with his mother, sister and brother-in-law, run the truck on the back patio of the taproom.
  — Deanna Taylor, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2024
• Moua said her brother-in-law went willingly with the officers without knowing why he was being detained.
  — Jean Lee, NBC news, 20 Jan. 2026
• But this is your future brother-in-law’s wife.
  — R Eric Thomas, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2026