household

Example Sentences

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The slump comes as economists argue that the country must shift towards a model powered more by household spending than construction and exports -- long the key growth drivers.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Since then, the characters Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Squirtle and Charmander have become household names.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

His father led the once-dominant Institutional Revolutionary Party, while his mother is a household name in Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

They went up to space relatively unknown - now Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen have returned household names.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

The paper chain is complete, and this once-unknown town has become a household word around the world.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman