keep house
Example Sentences
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As those homely implements suggest, “Terce” focuses on the work of people not often celebrated in liturgy: those who keep house, cultivate gardens, nurture children.
From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024
There were no kitchens in the rooms, and maid service was provided, so the “temptation” to keep house was absent.
From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2021
Hilda holed up with her cat, Rommel, until, on Christmas Day 1987, she was invited to move to the country with the widowed Dr Lowther and keep house for him.
From The Guardian • Oct. 14, 2016
“I was inspired by my mother, my grandmother and all women who work hard trying to run a business, keep house and make ends meet,” she said.
From Washington Times • Apr. 22, 2015
Like the other girls in the village, they stayed home and learned from their mother how to keep house.
From "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park
