Examples of housework in a Sentence
I got up early and did some housework.
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In a recent study, scholars used the 2003-2023 time use data to analyze changes in men’s and women’s daily housework.
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Jocelyn Shek, NBC news, 3 July 2025
Nearly half of women (48%) did housework compared to 22% of men.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 2 July 2025
My mother-in-law’s cane also taught me how to do the housework and look after the animals.
—Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 27 June 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, 23 June 2025
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Jocelyn Shek, NBC news, 3 July 2025
Nearly half of women (48%) did housework compared to 22% of men.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 2 July 2025
My mother-in-law’s cane also taught me how to do the housework and look after the animals.
—Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 27 June 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, 23 June 2025
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“Housework.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housework. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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housework
noun
house·work
ˈhau̇-ˌswərk 
: the work of housekeeping
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