How to Use housekeeping in a Sentence

housekeeping

noun
  • We took the computer offline to do some basic housekeeping.
  • Now Gautem and other managers are picking up the slack — in housekeeping, the kitchen, and at the front desk.
    Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 26 Sep. 2022
  • The other is a woman in charge of the housekeeping staff at the resort hotel.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2023
  • The housekeeping staff keep all the rooms infection free.
    Chris Isidore, CNN, 1 Oct. 2023
  • About a hundred of the refugees work for Tallink, in kitchen and housekeeping positions.
    New York Times, 4 Aug. 2022
  • That way, nobody — neither you nor the housekeeping staff — is put in harm’s way.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Some have found off-the-books jobs in construction and housekeeping.
    Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The city pays $154 per night per room at the L.A. Grand, a sum that covers not just the rooms, but also food and housekeeping services.
    Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2023
  • Tell is just as disturbed by Cirk's dirty, disheveled housekeeping as Cirk is, by the way.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 17 Mar. 2022
  • The captain is a local guide, the first mate is the chef, and the nightly rate includes housekeeping, meals, drinks, snorkel equipment, and more.
    Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2023
  • It had not yet been cleaned by housekeeping, and it's believed that Coleman was the last person inside the room.
    Steve Helling, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2022
  • The hotel room is free, but the guest has to pay a housekeeping fee, luggage fee, cleaning fee, towel fee, etc.
    Shep Hyken, Forbes, 7 May 2023
  • Here are the current housekeeping policies at some of the major hotel brands.
    Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2023
  • But her housekeeping resort gig can't cover the phone bill, the electricity bill, and the rent.
    Darren Franich, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Her body was found the next morning by hotel housekeeping.
    al, 8 Sep. 2022
  • The envelopes were from a temp agency that employs housekeeping staff.
    cleveland, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Nineteenth-century housekeeping was not for the faint of heart.
    Katherine Hobbs, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Mar. 2023
  • That’s what Monday’s housekeeping session with the media was about.
    David Moore, Dallas News, 6 June 2023
  • And the housekeeping of these proteins declines with aging.
    Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 27 July 2022
  • Villa Gaïa comes with a butler, housekeeping staff, Michelin chef, and a slew of amenities.
    Benjamin Liong Setiawan, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2022
  • Spring has sprung, and Netflix is doing some housekeeping.
    Amanda Curran, Glamour, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Smith adds that $10 per night is more appropriate in a four-star hotel or if housekeeping goes the extra mile.
    Kevin J. Ryan, wsj.com, 2 Oct. 2023
  • But more than two years later, housekeeping still hasn't returned.
    CBS News, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Prior to becoming the concierge, Luna was in housekeeping at the Oceana Vista Resort back in 2007 prior to its abrupt closure.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 5 July 2022
  • The homes have heated saltwater plunge pools, outdoor kitchens, and a la carte housekeeping services.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Evans has worked a handful of retail and housekeeping jobs since the pandemic, but fear of getting sick and cutback hours have slashed her income.
    Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 3 July 2022
  • Unrelated: Someone needs to ask housekeeping to dust the hanging light in Gabi's room.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Instead, call housekeeping or room service to pick up the dishes directly from your room.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2023
  • The most critical shortage was in housekeeping, with 43 percent of hotels flagging it as their direst need.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 5 June 2023
  • Many praised the friendliness of the staff, daily housekeeping and the fistbumps from bellmen Errol England and Harry Blair.
    Allison Pohle, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2022

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