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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • My mother-in-law and sister-in-law wore white gowns to my wedding.
    Judith Martin, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 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
  • Mother-to-be Christine Cho loves this one that her sister-in-law gave her.
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Once inside, fans snapped Swift greeting Kelce's sister-in-law, Kylie Kelce, at the bar.
    Julie Mazziotta, People.com, 9 Feb. 2025
  • In one of the video clips, the Burlesque star could be seen posing for photos with her brother and sister-in-law at the event.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2024
  • By Wednesday night, at around 10 p.m., the children were released to her sister-in-law.
    Joel Rose, NPR, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Quinn’s sister-in-law served as an officiant and the couple wrote their own vows.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2023
  • My ex-wife and two sisters-in-law have remained close friends since our divorce and have shunned my present wife.
    Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The 64-year-widow and optometrist applied for the show after her sister-in-law told her about it.
    Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Kelce’s parents and brother and sister-in-law, Jason and Kylie Kelce, also were in the suite.
    Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Your brother and sister-in-law forced this issue, and the overall result seems to be a very good one for you.
    Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 14 July 2023
  • She is survived by her brother and sister-in-law, as well as nephews and cousins.
    Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 2 May 2025
  • Their friends moved from across the city into the house next door, and a third couple, the brother and sister-in-law of Raffi’s best friend, bought another home in the row.
    Rhaina Cohen, The Atlantic, 11 May 2025

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