How to Use sister-in-law in a Sentence

sister-in-law

noun
  • His wife and sister-in-law promised to be on hand for the event.
    Robert Leonard, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Fun fact: Her sister-in-law, Meghan Markle, owns the same shoes.
    Michael Stillwell, Town & Country, 13 May 2023
  • Travis Kelce is lucky to have a sister-in-law like Kylie Kelce.
    Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2023
  • My sister-in-law has lived with my in-laws for four years.
    Dear Annie, cleveland, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Her sister-in-law wants more time with her teenage sons.
    Belinda Luscombe / Boston, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Flossie taught her sister-in-law Lela Clardy how to cook, Blake Clardy said.
    Laurinda Joenks, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2023
  • My sister-in-law, who lost her husband 18 months ago, sat next to me and cried most of the evening.
    Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
  • The save the dates went out and we were not invited along with one sister-in-law.
    R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 28 July 2025
  • Trey will be making that up to his maybe sister-in-law for a very long time.
    Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 28 Aug. 2023
  • While her sister-in-law teased her, the suddenly grabbed the mug, slammed it to the ground and shattered it.
    Maria Morava, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Worried, her sister-in-law took her and the baby to look for him at his work.
    Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
  • His sister-in-law, niece, nephew and two daughters pitch in at the markets.
    Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
  • Dear Eric: My sister-in-law made quilts for two of her nieces.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
  • My brother and sister-in-law order them by the six-pack.
    Carey Polis, Bon Appétit, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Dear Eric: My sister-in-law cannot seem to get my name right.
    R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Fossett’s sister-in-law Frances Hern was sent over as well in 1806.
    Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • Recently, my sister-in-law went ahead and stripped the sheets.
    Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Kim owns 30%, while her brother and sister-in-law own the other 70%.
    Cheyenne Devon,eric Clark, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2024
  • His sister-in-law, Nancy Kelsey, is believed to have stitched the first bear flag.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024
  • The save-the-dates went out, and my husband and I were not invited, along with one sister-in-law.
    R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 28 July 2025
  • My mother-in-law and sister-in-law wore white gowns to my wedding.
    Judith Martin, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
  • But her sister-in-law has pushed back against these boundaries.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 22 June 2025
  • This is honourable work for a lady-in-waiting to a queen, and the duty of a beloved sister-in-law.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are thinking of their sister-in-law from afar.
    Vogue, 22 Mar. 2024
  • For the sisters-in-law, the relaunch of Domaine Curry has been a long time coming.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Elisabeth and Sarah, the mother of Jon, are sisters-in-law.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 May 2024
  • The only person who can relate to me is my own sister-in-law.
    Sean Neumann, People.com, 12 June 2025
  • Mother-to-be Christine Cho loves this one that her sister-in-law gave her.
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2024
  • My sister-in-law, her mother, never remarried, worked three jobs and took care of her mother.
    Hope Hunt, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2026
  • My sister-in-law, her mother, never remarried, worked three jobs and took care of her own mother.
    Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026

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