3727 examples of in-law in sentences

"I am a favourite with his sister-in-law," continued Photinius, entirely unconscious of his daughter's horror and agitation, "who will govern in the name of her weak husband, and is moreover thy mistress.

On her return from Paris the winter was passed at Kimbolton Castle, the seat of her brother-in-law, the Duke of Manchester.

The Countess of Chester and her sister-in-law, with a politeness that the ladies of the court of Louis le Grand could not excel, paid a visit to the wife of the knight who had the defence of the castle.

" Fernando and his father-in-law, soon after his marriage, engaged in manufacturing enterprises in New England, with Captain Lane as the silent partner and moneyed man of the enterprise.

Queen Victoria is said to be endowed with an instinct for business of every kind far finer and more efficient than that of her husband, and it is to be regretted that her health is so frail that she is obliged to spend much time outside her husband's realm, and the duties of her royal dignity devolve upon her daughter-in-law, the Crown Princess.

An express has been sent off to a Mr. Lloyd, the son-in-law of the old Eliab Harvey, to stand for Essex.

Lamb begins "Dear Monkey," and refers to his "niece," Mrs. Dowden, and some business which she requires him to transact, Mrs. Dowden being Mrs. John Lamb's daughter-in-law.

They have a hair from his mustache, which is red; one of his slippers, the print of his foot in a stone, two copies of portions of the Koranone of them written by his son-in-law, Imam Husain, very clear and well preserved, and the other by his grandson, Imam Hasan.

In 1824 he went with his father-in-law, Judge Gibson, to Fort Wayne.

The next day Schumann wrote to his sister-in-law Theresa still with a little hope: "Clara is at Breslau.

Yet he scarcely touched the manner of the Venetians with his influence, though Gian Bellini was his brother-in-law and pupil, and though his genius, in grasp of matter and in management of composition, soared above his neighbours.

Besides, she had felt the force of her prudent sister-in-law's suggestion, that a man without an estate would never be able to supply the necessities of a woman of fashion.

"Then Jethro, Moses's father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses's wife, and her two sons; and Jethro, Moses's father-in-law, came, with his sons and his wife, unto Moses.

After this the couple are proclaimed husband and wife, and the man goes to live with his father-in-law for a couple of winters, killing game, and always laying the produce of the chase at his feet as a mark of respect, duty, and gratitude.

Her husband was very angry that she should have taken her father-in-law's jest in earnest, and when she came home he gave her a good beating and turned her out of the house.

There were once a woman and her daughter-in-law who were both witches.

And with what pleasure and admiration I recall the few beautiful and noble mothers-in-law I have known!

" "My sister-in-law has a husband and seven children to support," said the widow in explanation to me.

I mentally contrasted the two men as I followed them to my mother-in-law's room.

"Reads the stars," said his mother-in-law.

He gave a hearty grip to the proffered hand of his father-in-law, but he quarrelled with the driver over the fare, and abused him in an under tone, by way of relieving himself.

Mrs. M.G. (to her Brother-in-law).

Mrs. and Mr. Bissett also recognised their brother-in-law in the gentleman seen in both pictures.

She said she'd met a man whose brother-in-law's cousin had bought a dog once of a neighbor of mine, and so feelin' so well acquainted with me she sent me the tickets, and did hope we would come.

"Lady CarfaxAnneyouyou know my brother-in-law Nap?" The pleading in her voice was unmistakable.

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