How to Use chore in a Sentence

chore

noun
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  • That movie is a chore to sit through.
  • I liked the simple chore of bringing in the firewood.
  • Doing taxes can be a real chore.
  • The children were each assigned different household chores.
  • Staying on top of the chores list has never been so speedy.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Meetings can feel like a chore—and they can't be avoided in a work-from-home model.
    — Anand Inamdar, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022
  • What’s one person’s chore, such as washing dishes, is a hand fetishist's wet dream.
    — Angie Jones, Glamour, 17 Mar. 2022
  • But that’s going to be a chore given the makeup of their roster.
    — oregonlive, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Always high on my spring garden chore list is transplanting.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 8 Apr. 2022
  • As a result, her brother had taken up household chores to make up for overdue costs.
    — Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Sam uses her sorcery to help advance her husband’s career and for chores around the house.
    — Lisa Stardust, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Starting around kindergarten, my parents would pay us an allowance for doing chores.
    — R29 Team, refinery29.com, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Deciding what to watch next on Netflix or any other streaming service is a chore.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 6 Apr. 2022
  • The Browns cannot act like passing the ball to a talented No. 1 receiver is a chore.
    — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 12 Mar. 2022
  • For many, however, this simply means transferring the chores—cooking and tidying up—from home to a new address.
    — Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
  • That could be a chore against the Gaels, who held Indiana to 34% while leading by as many as 34 points.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2022
  • Getting kiddos to brush their teeth can sometimes be a chore, but this electric brush features cute stickers and an optional app to make dental hygiene a bit more fun.
    — Louryn Strampe, Wired, 19 Mar. 2022
  • Sport coats, we’re told, are the staid garments of yesteryear, artifacts of a stuffier era that are being replaced by safari jackets and chore coats at a rapid clip.
    — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2022
  • While taking care of one’s appearance might in the past have been considered a woman’s chore, times have changed and now face moisturizers have become a vital part of every man’s skincare routine.
    — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Driving around to save 10 cents a gallon on gas might seem like a thankless chore to many even as oil prices skyrocketed in light of developments relating to Russian oil.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Brianna’s underrated invention, likely to be underrated by modern audiences as well, transforms an onerous chore into a simple task with the stroke of a match.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2022
  • Okay, more chores around the house need to be done by you.
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2023
  • Keep in Mind The tall, flat edges make pouring a bit of a chore.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2023
  • And, editing them in Google’s ChromeOS shouldn’t have to be a chore.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 28 July 2022
  • Here are nine chores that should be on your to-do list this month.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2023
  • What's your least favorite chore to do around the house?
    — Women's Health, 5 May 2023
  • Get all chores done before 8 a.m. Close all shades and drapes at 10 a.m. Walk in the woods in the shade.
    — Tara McCarty, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
  • But for many of us, spring cleaning is the most dreaded chore of the year.
    — Alexandra Frost, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Even now as adults, the process may be a chore to do each morning.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Now, the 35-year-old farmer quickly goes out to do his chores — with a gun in tow.
    — Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023

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