household

Example Sentences

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Weary families are tightening their own household budgets to ensure their loved ones on the island don’t starve.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

While Sheeran is a household name, he started his career busking in Ipswich and playing to tiny audiences in pubs around the county.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The new technologies of the Information Age led to growing average real wages and household incomes, but many workers were left behind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

They run on a portfolio that’s aligned and optimized to produce the income a household actually needs, with Social Security as one contributor rather than the main or only contributor.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

There was an unspoken rule in the Masters household: The deaths of his mother and sister were not to be talked about, because the subject opened sores that hurt for days.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith