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- noun Plural form of
in-law .; thefamily of one'sspouse
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Examples
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I call my in-laws and explain to each that Kurt has left, that we’re separating, that I’m happy to have the party anyway if they’d like, but Kurt won’t be here.
If I Am Missing or Dead Janine Latus 2007
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I call my in-laws and explain to each that Kurt has left, that we’re separating, that I’m happy to have the party anyway if they’d like, but Kurt won’t be here.
If I Am Missing or Dead Janine Latus 2007
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But when she found herself restricted to bed rest under a doctor’s care, she called her in-laws to come to the rescue.
The Power of A Positive Mom Karol Ladd 2001
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Contemptuous of their Teutonic roots—the ruling Wettins had changed their name to the more British-sounding Windsor during World War I—Diana called her in-laws “the Germans.”
William and Kate Christopher Andersen 2011
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Contemptuous of their Teutonic roots—the ruling Wettins had changed their name to the more British-sounding Windsor during World War I—Diana called her in-laws “the Germans.”
William and Kate Christopher Andersen 2011
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He picked up the cordless phone and called his in-laws again.
Hidden Secrets, Hidden Lives J. Leon Pridgen II 2010
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He picked up the cordless phone and called his in-laws again.
Hidden Secrets, Hidden Lives J. Leon Pridgen II 2010
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She then ran into the house to call her in-laws on the phone.
Space Ships of the Visitors Kevin Randle 2000
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She then ran into the house to call her in-laws on the phone.
Space Ships of the Visitors Kevin Randle 2000
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She then ran into the house to call her in-laws on the phone.
Space Ships of the Visitors Kevin Randle 2000
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