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Recent Examples of hausfrau
The German actress could draft off her own Lead Actress campaign to score two nominations in the same year — a feat last pulled off by Scarlett Johansson, who in a weird bit of Oscar symmetry also got her Supporting nod for playing a German hausfrau in World War II.
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Vulture, 19 Jan. 2024
Deborah Greenspan, an energetic hausfrau whose principal cause is resettling immigrants, has decided to host an inventive, and obnoxious, dinner party.
—Julia M. Klein, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2023
Harry's alter ego is a dull breadwinner who, like most male suburbanites, bores his hausfrau (Jamie Lee Curtis) with the minutiae of his drab job.
—Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2019
Her father was a music teacher, her mother a hausfrau or a housewife.
—Carol Motsinger, Cincinnati.com, 3 Apr. 2018
Being a mother involves being an efficient hausfrau.
—John Richardson, Town & Country, 13 Oct. 2015
Vulture, 19 Jan. 2024
Deborah Greenspan, an energetic hausfrau whose principal cause is resettling immigrants, has decided to host an inventive, and obnoxious, dinner party.
—Julia M. Klein, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2023
Harry's alter ego is a dull breadwinner who, like most male suburbanites, bores his hausfrau (Jamie Lee Curtis) with the minutiae of his drab job.
—Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2019
Her father was a music teacher, her mother a hausfrau or a housewife.
—Carol Motsinger, Cincinnati.com, 3 Apr. 2018
Being a mother involves being an efficient hausfrau.
—John Richardson, Town & Country, 13 Oct. 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hausfrau
Noun
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If this newer wave of housewives tries very hard to bring the drama for the cameras, Luann always tried—and failed spectacularly—to contain it, which has only worked to bolster her camp appeal.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
1 Mar. 2025
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Bravo has navigated past scandals involving housewives facing legal issues, but Huger’s case stands out due to the severity of the sentence.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Her father Carlos was an OBGYN and her mother was a homemaker.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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The story begins over 100 years ago, in 1923, with homemaker and farmer Cecile Steele of Ocean View, Delaware.—
Kenny Torrella,
Vox,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Predator star shares three other children — Katherine, Christina and Christopher — with his ex-wife, and one son, Joseph Baena, with his former housekeeper, Mildred Baena.—
Alexandra Hurtado,
People.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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Mata’s parents worked as a gardener and a housekeeper.—
Daisy Verduzco Reyes,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Hausfrau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hausfrau. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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