How to Use mother-in-law in a Sentence

mother-in-law

noun

• Yes, even in a cooler for hours on the way to your mother-in-law’s house.
  — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 25 May 2025
• But two months ago, his wife, mother-in-law and one of his sons were killed.
  — Antoinette Radford, CNN, 9 Aug. 2024
• Her mother-in-law complained that the house was too small.
  — River Akira Davis, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
• Is a car a coupe if your mother-in-law can squeeze into the back seat?
  — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 12 Apr. 2023
• The men dropped off the toddler at the home of a relative of her mother-in-law.
  — Graciela Mochkofsky, New Yorker, 31 July 2025
• Washing clothes along the rocks with her mother-in-law.
  — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 June 2024
• Streep came on the show that season as the mother-in-law of one of the main characters.
  — Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2024
• To make matters worse, the mother-in-law has now asked her long-term boyfriend to move in, too.
  — Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
• My wife just came back from taking my 86-year-old mother-in-law to the movie.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 23 July 2023
• Within a few years of that time, my mother-in-law passed away.
  — Christine Chung, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2023
• My mother-in-law does a lot of taking and not a lot of giving.
  — Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Mar. 2023
• 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
• That last call was tougher on me than my mother-in-law’s meatloaf.
  — Charlie Smart, New York Times, 14 May 2023
• My mother-in-law dresses in clothes that are too tight or too short.
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2023
• My father-in-law was too busy, so my mother-in-law came alone.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2023
• The father of two said that his mother-in-law, Efrat Katz, 67, also appeared to be on the truck.
  — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 9 Oct. 2023
• My mother-in-law was very hurt and offended, and that sealed it.
  — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 29 July 2025
• Sadly, the ceremony of the bride's (and mother-in-law's) dreams was not to be.
  — Maria Carter, Country Living, 30 Aug. 2023
• My mother-in-law and sister-in-law wore white gowns to my wedding.
  — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
• Gift this to a mother-in-law who loves to liven up their home with fresh flowers.
  — Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 19 Sep. 2024
• This 540-square-foot plan is just the right size for a mother-in-law suite or weekend retreat.
  — Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2023
• After the speech concludes, his father-in-law and mother-in-law come up to give him a hug.
  — Emi Tuyetnhi Tran, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2023
• His wife and his mother-in-law are also taking it and have been pleased with the results.
  — Mohamad El Chamaa, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023
• My mom and mother-in-law both agreed to travel to Atlanta from out of state to watch our children for the week.
  — Cynthia Moss, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
• Her no-nonsense mother-in-law Noriko (Judy Ongg) doesn’t help.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 26 June 2024
• So her husband, who is still working, had to stay home and care for his mother-in-law.
  — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
• During a recent trip to the mother-in-law's house, the woman brought a bottle of breastmilk and placed it in the fridge.
  — Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 21 June 2025
• Oh, and Taylor Swift’s sort-of mother-in-law Mama Kelce will be there!
  — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 13 June 2025
• These letters from Valpy and Tina, the daughter left behind with her mother-in-law, are sprinkled throughout and highlight the daring of Kane’s invention.
  — John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
• Grier, 27, has yet to comment on his mother-in-law's disappearance.
  — Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025