keep house

Example Sentences

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“Me Time” is written and directed by John Hamburg, and his movie attempts to include domestic conversations that speak to the lives of men who keep house.

From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2022

There were no kitchens in the rooms, and maid service was provided, so the “temptation” to keep house was absent.

From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2021

Staff kept girls in cottages and trained them to work and keep house.

From Washington Times • Feb. 1, 2020

Hilda holed up with her cat, Rommel, until, on Christmas Day 1987, she was invited to move to the country with the widowed Dr Lowther and keep house for him.

From The Guardian • Oct. 14, 2016

“No need of that. Beth and I can keep house perfectly well,” put in Amy, with an important air.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott