Examples of housework in a Sentence
I got up early and did some housework.
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In the scope of housework, hard water stains are high on the list of public enemies in my home.
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Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
However, wives in egalitarian marriages are still spending more than double the amount of time on housework than their husbands and almost two more hours per week on caregiving.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
Be the breadwinner, but also do half the housework (and don’t expect any recognition).
—Brian Page, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2025
The then third-grader was forced to grow up overnight, taking on most of the housework and spending school holidays helping his mother at her stall.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
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Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
However, wives in egalitarian marriages are still spending more than double the amount of time on housework than their husbands and almost two more hours per week on caregiving.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
Be the breadwinner, but also do half the housework (and don’t expect any recognition).
—Brian Page, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2025
The then third-grader was forced to grow up overnight, taking on most of the housework and spending school holidays helping his mother at her stall.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Housework.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housework. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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housework
noun
house·work
ˈhau̇-ˌswərk 
: the work of housekeeping
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