household

Example Sentences

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The sharp spike in rice prices in mid-2025 shocked households.

From BBC

For decades the Justice Department and the FCC have prohibited one owner from operating more than one TV station in a market or from reaching more than 39% of American households.

From The Wall Street Journal

The bottom line is that few American households feel as if their wealth has grown by 2,400% in the last 39 years, or even 758%.

From Los Angeles Times

Another mourner cited the product’s affordability, lamenting that Minute Maid’s frozen juice concentrates were “a must” for households that relied on WIC/SNAP benefits.

From Salon

As Americans struggle to afford necessities such as housing, transportation, insurance, childcare and education, many households — including low- and middle-income ones — are seeing another expense creep up in their monthly budgets: restaurant-delivery apps.

From MarketWatch