housework

Example Sentences

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That would require men to embrace feminist behaviors like treating women as equals and doing their fair share of housework.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

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

These tools also allow women tasked with gestating children, caring for infants, and doing housework to not be completely consumed by it.

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2026

In the beginning my sisters bustled indoors, playing the role of mother’s helper with more enthusiasm than they’d ever shown for housework in all their born days.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver