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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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
That project, on Greenbrier Drive just off Oceanside Boulevard and east of Interstate 5, has 50 studio apartments, nine one-bedroom apartments, and one unit reserved for a live-in manager.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2024
Two of the apartments are for live-in managers, 24 are prioritized for low-income families including a military veteran, and 24 provide permanent supportive housing for individuals formerly homeless and with a diagnosis of severe mental illness.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2024
This space would be ideal for a live-in staff member, or for an extended family member, guests or as a deluxe work-from-home office space.
—James McClain, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2024
Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2024
The family lives in Texas After years in Los Angeles, Kathryn, Kyle and their daughters moved to a 33-acre ranch outside of Austin, Texas, according to Men's Journal, where animals, and in particular dogs, are a big part of their lives.
—Kara Nesvig, Peoplemag, 27 Apr. 2024
The boyfriend was the owner of the Chrysler 300 and lived in that apartment building.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2024
The data also showed that people of color are more than twice as likely than their white counterparts to live in communities with poor air quality in all of those measures.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 27 Apr. 2024
Because Hollis has lost a job and apartment since being jailed, her attorneys say she has been forced to live in her car.
—Camellia Burris, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2024
Of those, approximately 50,000 Chaldeans live in San Diego County, many of whom live in Rancho San Diego and El Cajon.
—Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2024
Generations of families lived in the house next to the where the school sits, including the Denoncourts.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 26 Apr. 2024
The ranchers who are demanding action live in Grand County, Larimer County, and Jackson County, Colorado.
—Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 26 Apr. 2024
Adjective
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
That project, on Greenbrier Drive just off Oceanside Boulevard and east of Interstate 5, has 50 studio apartments, nine one-bedroom apartments, and one unit reserved for a live-in manager.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2024
Two of the apartments are for live-in managers, 24 are prioritized for low-income families including a military veteran, and 24 provide permanent supportive housing for individuals formerly homeless and with a diagnosis of severe mental illness.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2024
This space would be ideal for a live-in staff member, or for an extended family member, guests or as a deluxe work-from-home office space.
—James McClain, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2024
Verb
Ortiz, 21, has lived in the Eastern Coachella Valley her whole life.
—Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2024
The family lives in Texas After years in Los Angeles, Kathryn, Kyle and their daughters moved to a 33-acre ranch outside of Austin, Texas, according to Men's Journal, where animals, and in particular dogs, are a big part of their lives.
—Kara Nesvig, Peoplemag, 27 Apr. 2024
The boyfriend was the owner of the Chrysler 300 and lived in that apartment building.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2024
The data also showed that people of color are more than twice as likely than their white counterparts to live in communities with poor air quality in all of those measures.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 27 Apr. 2024
Because Hollis has lost a job and apartment since being jailed, her attorneys say she has been forced to live in her car.
—Camellia Burris, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2024
Of those, approximately 50,000 Chaldeans live in San Diego County, many of whom live in Rancho San Diego and El Cajon.
—Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2024
Generations of families lived in the house next to the where the school sits, including the Denoncourts.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 26 Apr. 2024
The ranchers who are demanding action live in Grand County, Larimer County, and Jackson County, Colorado.
—Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 26 Apr. 2024
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