Examples of housework in a Sentence
I got up early and did some housework.
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The Gender Equality Policy Institute's analysis of the ATU survey found that women who work full time do 1.8 times as much housework as men who work full time.
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Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
While traditional gender roles are bending, women still spend more time on housework and tend to take on caregiver duties more often than men.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 25 July 2025
Even today, with approximately 60% of women working outside the home, women still spend about two hours more on housework daily and cook more than twice as many meals a week as men do.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 June 2025
Granted, most kids, mine included, do some housework, and plenty of kids do lots.
—Christine Carrig, The Atlantic, 21 July 2025
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Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
While traditional gender roles are bending, women still spend more time on housework and tend to take on caregiver duties more often than men.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 25 July 2025
Even today, with approximately 60% of women working outside the home, women still spend about two hours more on housework daily and cook more than twice as many meals a week as men do.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 June 2025
Granted, most kids, mine included, do some housework, and plenty of kids do lots.
—Christine Carrig, The Atlantic, 21 July 2025
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“Housework.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housework. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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housework
noun
house·work
ˈhau̇-ˌswərk 
: the work of housekeeping
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