1
chores plural
: the regular or daily light work of a household or farm
2
: a routine task or job
The children were each assigned household chores.
3
: a difficult or disagreeable task
doing taxes can be a real chore
Examples of chore in a Sentence
The children were each assigned different household chores.
I liked the simple chore of bringing in the firewood.
Doing taxes can be a real chore.
That movie is a chore to sit through.
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Many Redditors were on the woman’s side that the household chores should be split between the couple.
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Danielle Jennings, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Her time there consisted of doing chores and sitting for his teachings, which would sometimes continue late into the night.
—Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024
The device — small and light enough to slip easily into my pocket, but strong enough to cut through branches up to a ½-inch diameter — has become my favorite for garden chores.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
The belief is that people will relish having generative AI perform their chores such as filling out online forms, composing and sending emails for you, and otherwise acting as a kind of agentic AI doing your bidding.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Danielle Jennings, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Her time there consisted of doing chores and sitting for his teachings, which would sometimes continue late into the night.
—Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024
The device — small and light enough to slip easily into my pocket, but strong enough to cut through branches up to a ½-inch diameter — has become my favorite for garden chores.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
The belief is that people will relish having generative AI perform their chores such as filling out online forms, composing and sending emails for you, and otherwise acting as a kind of agentic AI doing your bidding.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Chore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chore. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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chore
noun
ˈchō(ə)r 
ˈchȯ(ə)r
1
plural
: the regular light work of a household or farm
2
: an ordinary task
3
: a dull, unpleasant, or difficult task
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