How to Use housework in a Sentence

housework

noun
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  • Consider one thing nearly all couples fight about: housework.
    — John Gottman, Anchorage Daily News, 16 June 2018
  • Most teen boys not only want to have families, but also are more open to doing housework and cooking.
    — USA TODAY, 10 July 2018
  • Indian women do 90% of the housework, the most of any large country.
    — The Economist, 5 July 2018
  • My partner works 40 hours a week at a UPS store, then comes home to do housework and play with our son.
    — Liz Tracy, Glamour, 13 Sep. 2018
  • Through Papa, college-age young people can sign up to help seniors by going to the store, doing housework or just hanging out.
    — Christopher Mims, WSJ, 23 Feb. 2019
  • But lately, maintaining the yard, keeping up with the housework and fixing major appliances has become a struggle.
    — Leigh Farr, azcentral, 25 June 2018
  • The burden of housework on Indian girls is a spiraling crisis for India.
    — Nilanjana Bhowmick, Time, 27 June 2019
  • Three new studies have confirmed that housework is still considered women’s work, and that women shoulder a majority of this burden.
    — Halley Bondy, NBC News, 14 June 2019
  • Even in Sweden, where government policies are strongly geared toward promoting gender equality, women do more housework.
    — The Conversation, oregonlive.com, 7 July 2019
  • The volunteers with Faith in Action help older adults in Pembina County with transportation, light housework and meals.
    — Clare Ansberry, WSJ, 10 Dec. 2018
  • And the people who reported getting the most physical activity were the ones who had exercise built into their daily lives, through simple things like active transport to work, their jobs, or housework.
    — Julia Belluz, Vox, 20 Nov. 2018
  • The courts, too, have tried their hand at putting a price on housework.
    — The Economist, 8 Mar. 2021
  • Just do housework, take the dog for a walk or do 10 wall push-ups.
    — Tara Parker-Pope, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Dec. 2022
  • The children took on much of the cooking and housework.
    — James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Take the homemade lasagna and the offer of some housework; don’t be too proud.
    — Rebecca Cope, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2023
  • So, do men just need to pitch in more with childcare and housework?
    — Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The ladies went to work at a chocolate factory while the men stayed home to do the housework.
    — Terry Kahler, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Zhang said her job is to do housework and spend time with her parents.
    — Larissa Gao, NBC News, 24 July 2023
  • And women tend to take on more of the childcare and housework compared to men.
    — Kathryn Vasel, CNN, 13 Oct. 2020
  • Women are being asked to do all the childcare, all the housework, and still be in the workforce.
    — CBS News, 18 June 2021
  • The average woman in Japan does about 3-and-a-half hours of housework and child care a day.
    — Pamela Boykoff, CNN, 7 July 2019
  • The 39-year-old said he was brought to Britain from Djibouti at the age of nine and was forced to do housework in exchange for food.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 14 July 2022
  • At 7, she was put in charge of housework and taking care of her younger siblings.
    — Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2022
  • The worst thing feminists will make men do is an equal share of housework.
    — Jennifer Wright, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Aug. 2019
  • Denise, 62, still spends one night a week at the Lanzas’ apartment, helping with the kids and housework.
    — New York Times, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Her tidy soul is drawn to housework, her piano, and taking care of her dolls.
    — Sarah Schutte, National Review, 28 Nov. 2020
  • Women still do twice as much housework as men or care work as men.
    — How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 25 May 2023
  • Every agent said nobody would want to read a book about housework and chores.
    — Amy Shoenthal, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Both her parents worked, and her mother handled all the housework on top of her job as a bank teller.
    — Mattie Kahn, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
  • Gargantuan caveat to the two points above: If you’re overly burdened with your partner’s housework or chores, don’t do either of the last two things under any circumstances.
    — Amy Rose Spiegel, SELF, 2 May 2024

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