How to Use housework in a Sentence

housework

noun
  • I got up early and did some housework.
  • The courts, too, have tried their hand at putting a price on housework.
    — The Economist, 8 Mar. 2021
  • Women still do twice as much housework as men or care work as men.
    — How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 25 May 2023
  • Zhang said her job is to do housework and spend time with her parents.
    — Larissa Gao, NBC News, 24 July 2023
  • So, do men just need to pitch in more with childcare and housework?
    — Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Just do housework, take the dog for a walk or do 10 wall push-ups.
    — Tara Parker-Pope, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Dec. 2022
  • The worst thing feminists will make men do is an equal share of housework.
    — Jennifer Wright, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Aug. 2019
  • Every agent said nobody would want to read a book about housework and chores.
    — Amy Shoenthal, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Mom wouldn’t have dared do housework in pajamas or old sweats.
    — Elaine Ayala, ExpressNews.com, 12 May 2020
  • These are not generic home care workers who watch clients and help with housework.
    — Dan Haar, courant.com, 23 Aug. 2017
  • Her tidy soul is drawn to housework, her piano, and taking care of her dolls.
    — Sarah Schutte, National Review, 28 Nov. 2020
  • Neither helped with housework, and both were known to have temper tantrums.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2022
  • At 7, she was put in charge of housework and taking care of her younger siblings.
    — Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2022
  • And women tend to take on more of the childcare and housework compared to men.
    — Kathryn Vasel, CNN, 13 Oct. 2020
  • Women are more likely to take on housework and child-care duties than men.
    — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The service helps pay for hourly workers who can help with errands and housework.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2021
  • This means that working from home is used to expand childcare or housework hours.
    — Caitlin Harrington, Wired, 13 Feb. 2022
  • This aligns with his own ambitions of evading child care and housework.
    — New York Times, 17 May 2022
  • The ladies went to work at a chocolate factory while the men stayed home to do the housework.
    — Terry Kahler, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Its innovations made the chore of housework, well, much less of a chore.
    — Michael Kilian, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Even younger sisters will do more housework than their older brothers, the study found.
    — Allie Volpe, Vox, 10 June 2024
  • Now, Damian does his own laundry, helps with housework, and styles his own hair.
    — Claudia Boyd-Barrett, CBS News, 18 June 2026
  • The women do all the housework, child care and cooking, while the men largely wait to be served.
    — Motoko Rich, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
  • With her mom in Texas and her father at the phosphate mine, much of the housework fell to her.
    — Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Move furniture or do other forms of heavy housework.
    — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The last thing anyone wants to worry about in the waning days of summer is housework.
    — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2023
  • 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, 10 Mar. 2026
  • 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, 5 Sep. 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, 5 Sep. 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, 27 Feb. 2025

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