housework
Example Sentences
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Many of you are doing it responsibly, too: The overwhelming majority are taking care of housework or laundry, while running errands was the second-most common piece of personal business being done during professional time.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
In terms of time spent doing housework, however, Japanese men rank the lowest among highly-developed countries.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
"Who else will give you 250 rupees an hour just for doing housework?" said Sriramyachandra from her kitchen in Chennai in southern India's Tamil Nadu state.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
Plus, why Phoenix’s empire of cubicle jobs is fading and how dads are scaling back at the office for kids and housework.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Symbols: When my older sister, then in high school, asked my mother if she could do light housework in the afternoons for a rich lady we knew, my mother was frightened by the idea.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
