Examples of housework in a Sentence
I got up early and did some housework.
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ABC News, 9 June 2026
High-performing talent, particularly those from underrepresented groups who are often stretched thin by office housework, need the gift of time back.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
And it’s well documented that women—including feminists—are doing the lion’s share of the housework in cis-heterosexual households.
—Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
Its innovations made the chore of housework, well, much less of a chore.
—Michael Kilian, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Housework.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housework. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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housework
noun
house·work
ˈhau̇-ˌswərk 
: the work of housekeeping
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