How to Use live-in in a Sentence
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Oh, and Joe wants a live-in beta reader for his work-in-progress.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Foster can’t cut his food or get out of bed without help from his live-in sister.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
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How about allegedly choking a live-in chef?
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
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The live-in tree stump features a studio layout with two beds and one bathroom.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
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My friend has been in a long-term, live-in relationship with a lovely man.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2026
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The building had a full-time doorman and live-in super, plus a laundry room and roof deck.
—Joyce Cohen, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Speaking of delicious meals, the villa's live-in chef is reason enough to book the place.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2026
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Their home, unlike the former ways royal children were raised, has no live-in nanny or staff.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025
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Felony Carl is his live-in boyfriend, who is a human man and not another Glob.
—Vulture, 2 June 2023
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Has the live-in girlfriend been someone who was really good to or generous with your kids?
—Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2023
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His mom was a live-in domestic worker for a family of teachers.
—Caterina Morbiato, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Aug. 2023
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At the time, many young female immigrants worked as live-in maids for wealthy families uptown.
—Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 14 Jan. 2024
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He has also been accused of groping a former live-in nanny more than 20 years ago.
—Emily Martin, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2024
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White, then 18, helped the family as a live-in babysitter and paid $20 a month in rent.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2024
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Each of those includes a two-car garage and additional living space, likely for guests or live-in staff.
—James McClain, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2024
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His body was discovered by his live-in caretaker and the caretaker’s wife.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026
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Palmer first introduced Pavlovich to Gaiman as the couple’s live-in nanny.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 July 2025
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The new code remains silent on the question of live-in relationships that are not between men and women.
—Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
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Beyreuther came to the United States from Germany as a live-in maid 16 years ago.
—Swasti Singhai, USA Today, 4 July 2026
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Banfield's charging in the case comes months after the family's 24-year-old live-in au pair was charged in the case.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2024
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Eunice works as a live-in maid in a penthouse apartment in Brazil along with her daughter, Mabel.
—Literary Hub july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
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Westcott’s live-in girlfriend at the time of the sale also testified Thursday.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2023
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Our long term live-in superintendent of a 50-unit co-op is retiring.
—Andy Newman, New York Times, 3 June 2023
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Fuentes was the live-in boyfriend of the child's mother, and the girl was under age 10 at the time of the rape, prosecutors said.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 5 July 2023
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Clean paints a grim picture of the isolating existence of a live-in domestic worker.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2024
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There’s a family kitchen as well as a discrete chef’s kitchen for catering purposes or for a live-in chef to prepare daily meals.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024
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At the time of the murder, Quarrie was also working as a live-in health aide but was using the name of a friend’s child to cash her checks, cops said.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
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In 1986, Wesp’s younger brother, Richard, was killed by her mother’s live-in boyfriend.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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About an hour passed between the time of the shooting and when one of McCloud’s two live-in girlfriends called 911.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025
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His father was a steelworker and his mother a live-in domestic who saw Michals and his brother only on weekends.
—News Desk, Artforum, 12 June 2026
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Stress doesn’t just live in your head.
—Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
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Did some of them live in groups or hunt in packs?
—Steve Brusatte, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
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Kids should be able to go to school and live in peace.
—Lauren Victory, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
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That’s not the world my daughters live in.
—Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
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Don’t get caught living in the past.
—Gary Davenport, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
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The hardest thing in this world, is to live in it.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
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She's lived in Paris for 25 years.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 31 May 2026
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Most of the larger fish live in the pit with the eels.
—Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Sep. 2025
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Should people who live in these high risk flood zones just move?
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2023
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Lunsford has lived in an RV for the past decade.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
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Who has lived in the Amityville house?
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
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Suzanne was from Rosedale and lived in Queens her whole life.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
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Steve is living in a rental house about 50 miles away.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
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The content doesn't live in my inbox or my feed.
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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Our kids cannot live in bubbles anymore.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
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Like wasps and bees, ants are social and live in a colony with one or more queens.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2024
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The event is geared towards young adults living in faith.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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What are the best cities to live in for quality schools?
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2026
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That’s not the world my granddaughters live in.
—Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
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And that's – that's part of living in a free country.
—CBS News, 24 May 2026
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Gu still lives in the United States.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
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When did Ed Gein live in the farmhouse?
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
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Where does Afroman live in Ohio?
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Mar. 2026
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What animals live in the strait?
—Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
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Ross lives in Hamilton Heights.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
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Xavi speaks six languages and has lived in some of the world’s most iconic cities.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 22 July 2026
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Here are some of the best places to live in Florida.
—Carrie Honaker, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Feb. 2026
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Jennifer lives in the same world as Muna.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026
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Twin Johnson lived in one of those buildings.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
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Her mother and two sisters still live in Venezuela.
—Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
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