chores

Example Sentences

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Alongside long hours of labour, many women also manage cooking, childcare and household chores in cramped homes with little relief from the heat.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Granted, rebalancing is one of those periodic chores that’s easy to neglect, like dusting your refrigerator coils.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Montazeri grieved by sitting in front of his mother’s vanity, imagining she was sitting behind the mirror asking him everyday questions about homework or chores.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Why people are strapping cameras on their bodies to do chores.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

In the morning everyone did chores and Ginny fixed breakfast before the six children hurried off to school.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French