Example Sentences

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Housekeepers will be earning more than $100,000 annually by the sixth year of the contract.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Housekeepers, gardeners, pool cleaners and other workers have been left grappling with a loss of income and grief for longtime employers they considered family.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2025

Housekeepers have long had a uniquely precarious foothold in the U.S. labor market.

From New York Times • Sep. 18, 2020

Housekeepers are supposed to report such incidents and call for intervention, union advocates say, but fear of losing their jobs compels some to stay silent.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2016

“An estate like this must require a sizable staff. Housekeepers, gardeners, perhaps even stable personnel. How many do you employ?”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman