chore

Example Sentences

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As though it were a regular household chore, people time themselves picking up their pets and children and scurrying into shelters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

It's a chore we all have to do regularly but in 1975 Nationwide went grocery shopping with a couple who bought all their supplies yearly rather than weekly.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

That’s why many financial planners urge clients to treat budgeting as an ongoing activity rather than a year-end chore.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 24, 2025

A sharp knife is, counterintuitively, a safer one, and it turns everyday prep from a chore into something closer to pleasure.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

Brinker was inspired to write his Apple Ode Our chore Is the core of the war and the novelty and money of these days excited us.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles