Examples of housework in a Sentence
I got up early and did some housework.
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Her husband handles most of the housework and child care.
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River Akira Davis, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Spanking by Japanese mothers declines as fathers take on more housework and childcare.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Hertog pointed to a 2019 study that showed just over 3 percent of eligible fathers took advantage of their 12 months of leave, leaving mothers to shoulder most of the childcare and housework, often at the cost of career advancement.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
The Challenge of Work-Home Conflict Even though recent research has found that men have been taking a more equitable share of housework, in many homes, the burden of household tasks still falls on women.
—Ellen Choi, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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River Akira Davis, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Spanking by Japanese mothers declines as fathers take on more housework and childcare.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Hertog pointed to a 2019 study that showed just over 3 percent of eligible fathers took advantage of their 12 months of leave, leaving mothers to shoulder most of the childcare and housework, often at the cost of career advancement.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
The Challenge of Work-Home Conflict Even though recent research has found that men have been taking a more equitable share of housework, in many homes, the burden of household tasks still falls on women.
—Ellen Choi, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Housework.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housework. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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housework
noun
house·work
ˈhau̇-ˌswərk 
: the work of housekeeping
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