How to Use daughter-in-law in a Sentence
daughter-in-law
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Finding the best gifts for your daughter-in-law should be a joy—not a chore.
—Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Glamour, 19 Sep. 2024
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There, the in-laws assume Jae-Young is their daughter-in-law.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 2 June 2025
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Trump’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, was made co-chair.
—Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
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He will be joined by Trump's daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, as co-chair.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 25 Feb. 2024
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My daughter-in-law is scheduled for surgery in a few weeks.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 25 July 2025
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Trump's daughter-in-law is the nominee for the new RNC co-chair.
—USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
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Kate is the good daughter, good wife, good daughter-in-law, good mom.
—Megan Angelo, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
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Maybe the daughter-in-law and son could hire a pet walker to come by the house when the mother-in-law brings her dogs.
—Annie Lane, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Sep. 2023
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Bon Jovi also shared his thoughts on his soon-to-be daughter-in-law.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 29 May 2024
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My husband, son and daughter-in-law were kept in a room and asked to stay indoors.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 27 Apr. 2025
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There might be tensions between the king and his daughter-in-law.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 23 June 2025
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The way out of this is to have a face-to-face conversation with your son and daughter-in-law.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
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My daughter-in-law cut my grandchild out of my life four months ago.
—Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 29 Aug. 2023
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My daughter-in-law insists on buying the same amount of gifts for each twin.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 8 May 2023
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The group also included the daughters-in-law of his aunts.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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Her son Paul died in 2022, said her daughter-in-law, Tanisha.
—Bryan Marquard, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2023
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Your advice to teach the daughter-in-law how to cook a turkey was so sexist!
—Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023
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Ask your son and daughter-in-law to make sure that the kitchen is cleaned up, or no food leaves the dining room, for instance.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
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His wife, Ann, is seated next to him; two of his sons and a daughter-in-law are arrayed around them.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
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Use them to think bigger and become the mother (-in-law) your son and daughter-in-law need.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 9 July 2023
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Dear Abby: My daughter-in-law is scheduled for surgery in a few weeks.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 25 July 2025
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In June 2024, Winfrey hosted the wedding of King's son and daughter-in-law at her home.
—Bianca Harris, USA TODAY, 8 June 2024
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Years later, Welch's former daughter-in-law set the record straight.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2023
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The girls coach, Stacey Paniptchuk, is her daughter-in-law and her son Silas Paniptchuk coaches the boys.
—Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Mar. 2023
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Trump says daughter-in-law 'first choice' to replace Tillis in Senate.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 3 July 2025
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Trump’s daughter-in-law compared Harris to a trash bag.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 31 July 2024
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At the bridal shop, were Noles, Swarts, Nist’s daughter and daughter-in-law and Turner’s daughters were on hand to ooh and aww.
—The Indianapolis Star, 5 Jan. 2024
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Last month, Trump had praise for Mahomes and her daughter-in-law, Brittany.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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The beaming father couldn’t have been happier for his son and soon-to-be daughter-in-law.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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My son and daughter-in-law and my grandchildren were out in protests last week.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
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