1
: living in one's place of employment
a live-in caregiver
2
: being or involving people in a romantic or sexual relationship who live together and are not married
a live-in partner
a live-in relationship
live-in
noun
plural live-ins
lived in; living in; lives in
: to live in one's place of employment : live in another's home
Examples of live-in in a Sentence
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Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Sabrina Bishop is a live-in caregiver for an older man with advanced dementia working around the clock in San Diego.
—Lisa Ling, Analisa Novak, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2024
The live-in sculpture was commissioned by a family looking for a playful, organic space for their eight children, the home's realtor Jacqueline Ward told News 5 Cleveland.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 21 Apr. 2024
There’s a family kitchen as well as a discrete chef’s kitchen for catering purposes or for a live-in chef to prepare daily meals.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024
Police learned that Fotis Dulos already had a new woman in his life — his live-in girlfriend, Michelle Troconis.
—Emily Wichick Hourihane, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
White, then 18, helped the family as a live-in babysitter and paid $20 a month in rent.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2024
How to come aboard the research vessel The Coral Reef II also acts as a live-in laboratory for aspiring marine biologists.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
Domestic servitude, which is sometimes considered a form of labor trafficking, the department said, usually involves things like hiring immigrants as live-in house cleaners for little or no pay, and threatening to report them to the immigration authorities.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2024
Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
Despite that, People reported afterward that Lopez and Affleck were living in separate residences in Los Angeles, and that Affleck was living in another of their homes in the area while filming The Accountant 2.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 23 May 2024
Data from the immigration advocacy group FWD.us found that 22 million people in the U.S. live in a mixed-status household where at least one undocumented person lives with U.S. citizens, green card holders or other lawful residents.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 23 May 2024
More recently, while Cage was living in nearby Bienville, his daughter was shot and wounded during a rap concert and soon after, the mayor, who was Black, gay and relatively progressive, was murdered in cold blood.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
Popular on Variety There’s obviously the bigger, splashier speech, but ultimately, the show has always lived in these tiny little nuances and small moments and small beats between characters.
—Meredith Woerner, Variety, 22 May 2024
Her husband is on the front line, and Vova is an only child, so Kucherenko lives in their small, tidy house alone.
—Claire Harbage, NPR, 22 May 2024
Uninsured people also tend to be younger, lower income and live in southern states that have not expanded Medicaid access.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
Amid a murder investigation, writer Lucy Barton, local lawyer Bob Burgess, and Strout’s brusque titular heroine Olive Kitteridge, now 90 years old and living in a retirement home, find solace in one another’s company.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 22 May 2024
Adjective
But her attempts to gain a bigger role in her father’s life or at Viacom were repeatedly rebuffed by the mercurial mogul, his live-in girlfriends and even Viacom’s top brass.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Sabrina Bishop is a live-in caregiver for an older man with advanced dementia working around the clock in San Diego.
—Lisa Ling, Analisa Novak, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2024
The live-in sculpture was commissioned by a family looking for a playful, organic space for their eight children, the home's realtor Jacqueline Ward told News 5 Cleveland.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 21 Apr. 2024
There’s a family kitchen as well as a discrete chef’s kitchen for catering purposes or for a live-in chef to prepare daily meals.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024
Police learned that Fotis Dulos already had a new woman in his life — his live-in girlfriend, Michelle Troconis.
—Emily Wichick Hourihane, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
White, then 18, helped the family as a live-in babysitter and paid $20 a month in rent.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2024
How to come aboard the research vessel The Coral Reef II also acts as a live-in laboratory for aspiring marine biologists.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
Domestic servitude, which is sometimes considered a form of labor trafficking, the department said, usually involves things like hiring immigrants as live-in house cleaners for little or no pay, and threatening to report them to the immigration authorities.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2024
Verb
Though they were seen together, a source told PEOPLE that the couple were not living in the same palce at the moment as Affleck stayed at one of their other properties while filming The Accountant 2.
—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
Despite that, People reported afterward that Lopez and Affleck were living in separate residences in Los Angeles, and that Affleck was living in another of their homes in the area while filming The Accountant 2.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 23 May 2024
Data from the immigration advocacy group FWD.us found that 22 million people in the U.S. live in a mixed-status household where at least one undocumented person lives with U.S. citizens, green card holders or other lawful residents.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 23 May 2024
More recently, while Cage was living in nearby Bienville, his daughter was shot and wounded during a rap concert and soon after, the mayor, who was Black, gay and relatively progressive, was murdered in cold blood.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
Popular on Variety There’s obviously the bigger, splashier speech, but ultimately, the show has always lived in these tiny little nuances and small moments and small beats between characters.
—Meredith Woerner, Variety, 22 May 2024
Her husband is on the front line, and Vova is an only child, so Kucherenko lives in their small, tidy house alone.
—Claire Harbage, NPR, 22 May 2024
Uninsured people also tend to be younger, lower income and live in southern states that have not expanded Medicaid access.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
Amid a murder investigation, writer Lucy Barton, local lawyer Bob Burgess, and Strout’s brusque titular heroine Olive Kitteridge, now 90 years old and living in a retirement home, find solace in one another’s company.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 22 May 2024
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