chore

Example Sentences

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Rural school was sporadic; household chores—scrubbing shirts, sweeping ashes, carrying wood and water—were endless.

From Literature

One morning in the early spring, Papa came in from doing the chores with an empty milk bucket in his hand.

From Literature

When I offered to help with the chores, Ida warmed considerably, and she was delighted when I said I could milk a goat.

From Literature

The double burden for working mothers of managing the brunt of household chores and childcare while also maintaining their careers is another key factor, they say.

From Barron's

She poured a mug of water from her favorite blue bottle, brushed her teeth above a clump of grass that needed the spit, and started her chores.

From Literature