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

Montazeri grieved by sitting in front of his mother’s vanity, imagining she was sitting behind the mirror asking him everyday questions about homework or chores.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

As the child of a house servant, Alfred would have begun working as a young boy doing household chores like fetching water and firewood.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis