How to Use homework in a Sentence

homework

noun
  • She started her algebra homework.
  • The girls hugged Max, went up to their rooms, and did their homework.
    Allegra Goodman, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Told to stop playing, to do their homework, to go to school.
    Kate Cray, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2023
  • The two guests did their homework ahead of the trip, trying to set up some ideas that would fit the bill.
    Tom Roland, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Outside that house, as the evening wears on, Meenakshi turns to her homework.
    Monika Mondal, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2022
  • Some don’t have a kitchen to go to, a shower to go to, a table to do their homework.
    Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Jaden sleeps on the ride to Cathedral and catches up on homework on the way home.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024
  • But this didn’t let us off the hook for doing our homework.
    Candace Nelson, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Maxwell said there is one piece of homework all of us can do to help.
    Ginger Zee, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Service in the Hitler Youth mostly means no homework for two nights out of the week.
    Alida Becker, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Getty Images Know the rules of the tube On that note: Do your homework.
    Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2024
  • The kid scored poorly on tests, didn’t do his homework most of the time, and cared little about school.
    Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Think leather tote bags to stylish planners that take the blow of constant homework just a tad.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 1 Aug. 2024
  • With talks moving at a glacier-like pace, the Pac-12 is doing its homework now.
    Dallas News, 8 Feb. 2023
  • At night, when she is supposed to be doing her homework, Lily lies on the couch and writes.
    Allegra Goodman, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2024
  • But don't worry; no homework is needed to watch the show.
    Rendy Jones, EW.com, 28 June 2024
  • The high school sophomore says homework and time on her phone play a big part in keeping her up at night.
    Jasper Davidoff, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Apr. 2024
  • Lay clothes out and pack up homework before bedtime to reduce the stress in the morning.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 12 Mar. 2023
  • That Torres had done his homework would not come as a surprise to those who know him.
    Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2023
  • And even when there were fashion shows to walk in overseas, that still meant her homework came with her.
    Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Mills accepted, and, after six months of homework, Huang worked up the courage to ask her out on a date.
    Stephen Witt, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
  • And a 2019 Pew Research study found that teens spend just an hour a day doing homework.
    Michael J. Petrilli, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Every weekend, Huang would call Mills and pester her to do homework with him.
    Stephen Witt, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Andrew Friedman claimed the club did its homework on Bauer.
    Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2023
  • And three teams will be trying to explain why the dogs ate their playoff homework.
    Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Three months of sunny days, no homework, and no set schedule.
    Kate McGregor, housebeautiful.com, 26 Apr. 2023
  • So no one is saying the plant is going to write a poem or do your math homework?
    Elizabeth A. Harris, New York Times, 13 May 2024
  • But there will be no better team than the bond of a parent working with their child on homework.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 12 June 2024
  • Do your homework, read bona fide reviews and assessments, and make your choice wisely.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Those detectives did their damn homework on these women.
    Andy Swift, TVLine, 16 Oct. 2024

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