chore

Example Sentences

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Cleaning becomes less of a chore and more of a small, sensory pleasure—something I don’t mind returning to, night after night.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

As well, it has tested the efficacy of customer messaging for pet medicine—finding that people don’t consider giving their pets medication a chore, and are looking for services like coordination with veterinarians, Narasimhan said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

For the spouse handling the finances, it might sound like a big chore, but it can actually be a way to put down the mental load.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 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

It waren’t the smell of the straw on the floor neither, but I could tell that whoever’s chore it was to keep it clean waren’t changing it regular enough.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis