How to Use daughter-in-law in a Sentence
daughter-in-law
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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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Kate is the good daughter, good wife, good daughter-in-law, good mom.
—Megan Angelo, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
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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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Jeanne stared at her sons and daughters-in-law gathered at the foot of the bed.
—Allegra Goodman, Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
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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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Our daughter-in-law will not let grandma pick up the new baby or hug him.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
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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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My son and daughter-in-law and my grandchildren were out in protests last week.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
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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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Dougherty says her daughter-in-law moved in a few doors down a couple of months ago.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
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My daughter-in-law is also at a loss for how to change his behavior.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
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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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Grandest of all was a sautoir of pearls, a gift to his new daughter-in-law from the Tsar.
—Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026
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Diana and her first daughter-in-law have similar taste in tiaras.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
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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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Her Majesty has remained in close contact with her beloved daughter-in-law.
—Valentine Servant-Ulgu, Glamour, 25 Apr. 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 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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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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That’s worth thinking about and, at a later date, talking through with your son and daughter-in-law.
—Eric Thomas, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2025
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My daughter-in-law thinks that if you are served a hot meal, you are allowed to begin eating it right away.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 25 Apr. 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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Khamenei’s daughter, grandchild, daughter-in-law, and son-in-law were also killed.
—Keely Bastow, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
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My daughter-in-law is an awesome person who does anything for anyone.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
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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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If the letter had come from the son and daughter-in-law, my response would have been different.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
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His Majesty has remained in the closest contact with his beloved daughter-in-law.
—Isaac Bickerstaff, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2024
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The intention isn’t to incite a turf war with your daughter-in-law’s parents.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
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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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