3727 examples of in-laws 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.

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.

I am sure I couldn't abide 'in-laws.'

" "Nix on the 'in-laws' for me.

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.

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

"You've got a son-in-law, though, who's worth a whole townful of most son-in-laws.

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.

If an in-law meets an outlaw (Mr. P. meets his in-laws) (In Saturday evening post, Apr. 22, 1944) © 19Apr44; B627145.

If an in-law meets an outlaw (Mr. P. meets his in-laws) (In Saturday evening post, Apr. 22, 1944) © 19Apr44; B627145.

You knowyoung Edington's in-laws.

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.

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

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

It rattled them so much that he eventually sold his school, moved his household, including the in-laws, to Suburbia, and set up, in partnership with two others of like mind, as instructor of youth, after the jungle law of ruthless efficiency.

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

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.

3727 examples of  in-laws  in sentences