Examples of housework in a Sentence
I got up early and did some housework.
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The final picture showed Maya working and Hunter next to her, doing housework.
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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
On top of having a job, some victims were reportedly forced to perform housework and yard work.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 May 2025
Amid these major milestones, housework can get left by the wayside.
—Izzy Baskette, People.com, 18 May 2025
Give them the space to clean on their own terms, but set appropriate boundaries and expectations about managing housework together.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
On top of having a job, some victims were reportedly forced to perform housework and yard work.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 May 2025
Amid these major milestones, housework can get left by the wayside.
—Izzy Baskette, People.com, 18 May 2025
Give them the space to clean on their own terms, but set appropriate boundaries and expectations about managing housework together.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for housework
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“Housework.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housework. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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housework
noun
house·work
ˈhau̇-ˌswərk 
: the work of housekeeping
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