chore

Example Sentences

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Cleaning becomes less of a chore and more of a small, sensory pleasure—something I don’t mind returning to, night after night.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

It's a chore we all have to do regularly but in 1975 Nationwide went grocery shopping with a couple who bought all their supplies yearly rather than weekly.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

That’s why many financial planners urge clients to treat budgeting as an ongoing activity rather than a year-end chore.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 24, 2025

They guilt-trip her into the chore and then proceed to engage in activities guaranteed to make them late.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

She walked slowly, every plodding step a chore, anchored to the ground as if by some surplus of gravity.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs