Examples of housework in a Sentence
I got up early and did some housework.
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Women had higher average scores, corresponding to greater difficulty, than men in completing activities of daily living (like housework or shopping) and instrumental activities of daily living (like eating and bathing) at 3, 6, and 12 months.
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 18 Dec. 2025
In the 1960s, married women did seven times more housework than their husbands.
—Phillip Goericke, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2025
All of them were foreign domestic helpers employed by Hong Kong residents to assist with housework and caregiving.
—Jay Ganglani, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025
The Oura Ring detects housework and yardwork more effectively than my smartwatch, giving me a better, more complete measure of my daily movement.
—Outside, 22 Nov. 2025
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 18 Dec. 2025
In the 1960s, married women did seven times more housework than their husbands.
—Phillip Goericke, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2025
All of them were foreign domestic helpers employed by Hong Kong residents to assist with housework and caregiving.
—Jay Ganglani, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025
The Oura Ring detects housework and yardwork more effectively than my smartwatch, giving me a better, more complete measure of my daily movement.
—Outside, 22 Nov. 2025
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“Housework.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housework. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.
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housework
noun
house·work
ˈhau̇-ˌswərk 
: the work of housekeeping
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