Examples of housework in a Sentence
I got up early and did some housework.
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In addition to their own jobs, some victims were required to perform housework and yardwork, without compensation and without having their debt reduced.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 12 Apr. 2025
The aforementioned Pew Research Center study found wives consistently do more housework than husbands.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Apr. 2025
In the scope of housework, hard water stains are high on the list of public enemies in my home.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
Women also bear a disproportionate share of housework and are more likely to be abandoned if diagnosed with a severe illness, compared to men.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 12 Apr. 2025
The aforementioned Pew Research Center study found wives consistently do more housework than husbands.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Apr. 2025
In the scope of housework, hard water stains are high on the list of public enemies in my home.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
Women also bear a disproportionate share of housework and are more likely to be abandoned if diagnosed with a severe illness, compared to men.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Housework.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housework. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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housework
noun
house·work
ˈhau̇-ˌswərk 
: the work of housekeeping
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