chore

Example Sentences

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As though it were a regular household chore, people time themselves picking up their pets and children and scurrying into shelters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

These little gestures are not a chore; they are the backstage work that lets the night shine.

From Salon • Feb. 10, 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

To Father, peeling potatoes is not a chore, but precision work.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank