Examples of housework in a Sentence
I got up early and did some housework.
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Rather than viewing housework and childcare as competing demands, parents can merge the two.
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Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
Our first glimpse of Tommy chained up, pleading to be let go, is through the eyes of a young Macedonian refugee, Katrina (Monika Frajczyk), being given a tour of the large countryside manor where she’s just been hired by Chris for twice-a-week housework.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
As Deshaun Watson enters the final year of his $230 million deal, the Cleveland Browns are doing some housework.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
When the World’s Fair came to Queens, New York, in 1964, robots were shown taking over housework, coming soon to a home near you.
—Peter Cappelli, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
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Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
Our first glimpse of Tommy chained up, pleading to be let go, is through the eyes of a young Macedonian refugee, Katrina (Monika Frajczyk), being given a tour of the large countryside manor where she’s just been hired by Chris for twice-a-week housework.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
As Deshaun Watson enters the final year of his $230 million deal, the Cleveland Browns are doing some housework.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
When the World’s Fair came to Queens, New York, in 1964, robots were shown taking over housework, coming soon to a home near you.
—Peter Cappelli, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
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“Housework.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housework. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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housework
noun
house·work
ˈhau̇-ˌswərk 
: the work of housekeeping
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