household

Example Sentences

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The “Intel Inside” marketing campaign made Intel a household name and a ubiquitous personal-computer chip supplier in the 1990s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

In this openhearted, incredibly vulnerable filmic love letter to her family, she explores the meaning of “home”: whether that’s a physical location one can’t return to, or the relationships within a household.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

This is just an average benchmark, and every household needs to account for their unique expenses, job security and other circumstances.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Kranti Vishwakarma, 18, spends four or five hours fetching water for her household.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The household help repeatedly saw white veiled figures appearing and disappearing into two-month-old Ferdie’s nursery.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock