housework

Example Sentences

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Though the ring knows when I’ve been walking, it confuses my harried morning routine for housework.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

About half of caregivers regularly assisted a parent with errands, housework and home repairs.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

"I find my own mental state is at its calmest outside whereas at home I can be overloaded with the chaos of housework," she says.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

“I help my parents, siblings and friends with odd jobs — running social media accounts, housework, pet-sitting,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2025

“Master cannot — hie — manage — hie — all by himself. “Other people manage to do their own housework, you know, Winky,” Hermione said severely.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling