How to Use household in a Sentence

household

1 of 2 noun
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  • At that time, not many households had telephones.
  • Overall, the data speaks well of the strength of the household sector.
    — Tami Luhby, CNN, 8 June 2023
  • And there is a good reason for the savings rate to be low: household wealth is near record highs.
    — Scott McFarlane, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The max batch size of three cups means this isn’t ideal for a household of coffee drinkers.
    — Olivia Avitt, Peoplemag, 4 Jan. 2024
  • And, like in our household, just eat an entire case every day and they’ll be gone in no time.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 22 June 2023
  • One tree or shrub per household is allowed, the release states.
    — Alyssa Wilmoth, arkansasonline.com, 12 Mar. 2024
  • This means that payments will be determined less by the amount of the loan, and more by household size and income.
    — Ruth Serven Smith | Rserven@al.com, al, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The boost was even bigger for squarely middle-class households, or those in the 40th to 60th wealth percentile.
    — Will Daniel, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2023
  • There’s been so much healing going on in the Smith household between Will and I, and just the family as a whole.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 18 Oct. 2023
  • She was raised in a household where her opinions and ideas were treated as valuable.
    — Jenny Singer, Glamour, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The news came as the number of people living in middle-class or rich households around the world topped 4 billion.
    — Time, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Starting next week, U.S. households will be able to order four free Covid tests.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The stickers can be sent through the mail with well-wishes on birthday cards or left around the house as video reminders for household chores.
    — John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The data also highlight that households were worse off in August from just a month ago.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The singer said growing up in an abusive household led to her depression.
    — Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 July 2023
  • The minimum wage was raised three times in a year; households were promised free natural gas.
    — Louisa Loveluck, Washington Post, 29 May 2023
  • But that hasn’t stopped fans from thinking that something is awry in the Cardi-Offset household.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 5 Dec. 2023
  • To push back against supply chain issues, some households have taken the idea of farm to table a step further.
    — Charlotte Hu, Popular Science, 19 Oct. 2023
  • In turn, the average savings rate for U.S. households has plummeted since 2022, the Fed said last month.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Once the battery has been all used up, it can be fully recharged in six to seven hours through a standard household outlet.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Instead, he and Meta are focused on robots that can do basic household tasks.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2023
  • For a simpler approach, good old-fashioned household bleach remains arguably the best germ-killing bang for your buck.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 29 May 2023
  • Klum: And for me, this is extra special because Tiësto’s music has been in my household for eons.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2024
  • There have been biographies by her friends, her foes, her siblings, her household staff, two of her husbands, and two of her stalkers.
    — Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Given the profusion of little pusses, why was the North African wildcat the one to give rise to our household companions?
    — Jonathan Losos, Fortune Well, 5 Aug. 2023
  • The household size of recipients determines the size of their SNAP payments.
    — Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 15 Jan. 2024
  • With her husband out of work, Coleman, who makes around $28 an hour, is in the process of applying for a second job at Pizza Hut to keep her household afloat.
    — Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Black workers and their families held 4%, or $4.6 trillion, of household wealth.
    — Jamil Smith, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2023
  • For those who may want to move out of their mother’s basement, rent has also more than doubled in the past 20 years while the median household income has increased just 10%, per the St. Louis Fed.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Eclipse viewers can be made out of common household items such as cereal boxes, colanders, and cardboard or paper tubes.
    — Journal Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2024
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household

2 of 2 adjective
  • Inter-household visits currently are barred in much of the U.K.
    — Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com, 27 Nov. 2020
  • Not exactly household names, but here’s the geography that the videos take you through.
    — Richard Tribou, OrlandoSentinel.com, 14 July 2017
  • There’s so much to remember: Non-household members six feet apart.
    — Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2020
  • North Carolinians are mandated to wear masks , even in their own homes when around non-household members.
    — Nyamekye Daniel, Washington Examiner, 23 Dec. 2020
  • Her office has said attendees still must keep 6 feet apart from non-household members.
    — David Eggert, Star Tribune, 16 Sep. 2020
  • One option is the installation of solar panels on a free-standing building, such as a house, or a multi-household dwelling.
    — University Of Houston Energy Fellows, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2021
  • The county defines an outbreak as three cases involving non-household members who were in the same place during a 14-day period.
    — Morgan Cook, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2020
  • As with other tests the streamer has conducted, there’s no guarantee that the option to pay for non-household members will end up permanently part of the service.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 Mar. 2022
  • In fact, all parties and gatherings that include non-household members are banned, even if conducted outside.
    — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 9 Sep. 2020
  • As part of a state of emergency declared on Nov. 9 in response to surging Covid-19 rates in Utah, Herbert issued both a mask mandate and a ban on inter-household gatherings that lasted for two weeks.
    — NBC news, 20 Nov. 2020
  • Gatherings of more than 10 people outside are not allowed, and non-household members cannot gather indoors, the government said.
    — Julia Hollingsworth and Chandler Thornton, CNN, 28 Mar. 2021
  • Some health officials suggest avoiding parties and events with non-household members.
    — Karina Bland, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2020
  • Most of the restrictions are aimed at multi-household gatherings, reasoning that large numbers of people from separate households meeting in one place risks a greater spread of the virus.
    — Michael Lee, Washington Examiner, 25 Nov. 2020
  • England’s national lockdown ends on Tuesday, and prohibits meetings with more than one non-household member.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 30 Nov. 2020
  • State health officials continue to ask Alaskans to avoid indoor gatherings with non-household members, and have said that most Alaskans who contract the virus get it from a friend, family member or co-worker.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 12 Dec. 2020
  • The Arkansas Department of Health has recommended people do not gather with non-household members for the holidays.
    — Alex Golden, Arkansas Online, 12 Dec. 2020
  • Six feet of spacing between tables and other seating will still be recommended as is spacing between non-household parties.
    — Post-Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 30 Mar. 2021
  • Parents should also be aware of the possibility of intra-household transmission to themselves or their other children.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2021
  • Earlier this week, Los Angeles County announced that Halloween gatherings with non-household members will be banned this year.
    — Olivia Harrison, refinery29.com, 11 Sep. 2020
  • Beaches, trails and parks currently remain open, but gatherings there with non-household members are similarly banned.
    — Winston Gieseke, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2020
  • The changes take effect Monday, with masks to be worn, with a few exceptions, in indoor public settings or communal areas and outdoors when distancing from non-household members is not possible.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2020
  • State health officials continue to encourage Alaskans to avoid indoor gatherings with non-household members, and report that most Alaskans who contract the virus get it from a friend, family member or coworker.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 4 Dec. 2020
  • Under the rules, everyone regardless of vaccination status must wear a mask in indoor public settings, as well as in private settings including homes when non-household members are present.
    — Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Nov. 2021
  • Levine also reminded Vermonters that Gov. Phil Scott’s order banning on multi-household gatherings is still in effect.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2020
  • If gathering with non-household members does occur, Colfax urged people to have these celebrations outside, wear masks and maintain social distancing.
    — Susanne Rust Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2020
  • The health department reminded the public to practice social distancing by keeping 6 feet away from non-household members, maintaining proper hand hygiene, wearing face coverings and staying home when sick.
    — Talia Soglin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 June 2020
  • The recommendation for outdoor masks when people are unable to socially distance from non-household members is also for people 5 and up regardless of vaccination status.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2021
  • Avoiding having non-household members sharing vehicles.
    — Featherstitch, 28 Aug. 2020
  • Gatherings and parties with non-household members, as well as carnivals, festivals, live entertainment and haunted house attractions are prohibited.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2020
  • Officials reminded participants to remain physically distanced from non-household members.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 18 Dec. 2020

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