chores

Example Sentences

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There’s a reason that dad hobbies are all chores: woodworking, yard work, grilling, tinkering.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

But for many parents struggling to manage work, household chores, and other siblings - and even their own screen time - this might seem an impossible, unrealistic task.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Autism therapy can include teaching young children to follow directions, practicing chores or honing communication skills, and is mostly administered by registered behavior technicians, the lower-wage workers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

“I need to do chores anyway,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

One morning in the early spring, Papa came in from doing the chores with an empty milk bucket in his hand.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls