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Like sister-in-law Debra, Amy couldn't win with her future in-laws, sparking a bond between the two over the sheer absurdity of the Barones.
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Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
Leetch’s in-laws, watching along with him, were hoping the shots didn’t find the net.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 14 May 2026
Ana’s daughter, Sofía, watching from the in-law unit above the garage, would bolt outside the moment Jordan exited the house.
—Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
In the present, this leaves her without a partner to navigate the unimaginable, forced to deal instead with her unempathetic in-laws.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 8 May 2026
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Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
Leetch’s in-laws, watching along with him, were hoping the shots didn’t find the net.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 14 May 2026
Ana’s daughter, Sofía, watching from the in-law unit above the garage, would bolt outside the moment Jordan exited the house.
—Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
In the present, this leaves her without a partner to navigate the unimaginable, forced to deal instead with her unempathetic in-laws.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 8 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for in-law
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“In-law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in-law. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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