Examples of housework in a Sentence
I got up early and did some housework.
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Widespread expectations that women will prioritize housework and childcare also diminish young women's educational prospects, motivating them to leave rural areas.
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Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
On those serve days, Williams would bring congregants out into the community, perhaps singing carols or working with crafts at a senior living home, helping a community member in need with housework, or cleaning a beach.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
With her mom in Texas and her father at the phosphate mine, much of the housework fell to her.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
But at the time, such ambitions weren’t seen as realistic for women, who were instead steered toward housework or low-wage clerical jobs.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
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Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
On those serve days, Williams would bring congregants out into the community, perhaps singing carols or working with crafts at a senior living home, helping a community member in need with housework, or cleaning a beach.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
With her mom in Texas and her father at the phosphate mine, much of the housework fell to her.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
But at the time, such ambitions weren’t seen as realistic for women, who were instead steered toward housework or low-wage clerical jobs.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 Oct. 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 14 Nov. 2025.
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housework
noun
house·work
ˈhau̇-ˌswərk 
: the work of housekeeping
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