How to Use homework in a Sentence

homework

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  • She started her algebra homework.
  • The girls hugged Max, went up to their rooms, and did their homework.
    — Allegra Goodman, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Told to stop playing, to do their homework, to go to school.
    — Kate Cray, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2023
  • The two guests did their homework ahead of the trip, trying to set up some ideas that would fit the bill.
    — Tom Roland, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Some don’t have a kitchen to go to, a shower to go to, a table to do their homework.
    — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2023
  • But this didn’t let us off the hook for doing our homework.
    — Candace Nelson, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Maxwell said there is one piece of homework all of us can do to help.
    — Ginger Zee, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Service in the Hitler Youth mostly means no homework for two nights out of the week.
    — Alida Becker, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2024
  • The kid scored poorly on tests, didn’t do his homework most of the time, and cared little about school.
    — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2023
  • With talks moving at a glacier-like pace, the Pac-12 is doing its homework now.
    — Dallas News, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Lay clothes out and pack up homework before bedtime to reduce the stress in the morning.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 12 Mar. 2023
  • That Torres had done his homework would not come as a surprise to those who know him.
    — Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2023
  • And even when there were fashion shows to walk in overseas, that still meant her homework came with her.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Mills accepted, and, after six months of homework, Huang worked up the courage to ask her out on a date.
    — Stephen Witt, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Every weekend, Huang would call Mills and pester her to do homework with him.
    — Stephen Witt, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Andrew Friedman claimed the club did its homework on Bauer.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2023
  • And three teams will be trying to explain why the dogs ate their playoff homework.
    — Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Three months of sunny days, no homework, and no set schedule.
    — Kate McGregor, housebeautiful.com, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Do your homework on the timing of the eclipses and the local weather to figure out when and where the event will be most visible.
    — Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
  • That results in a flood of homework coming in at the last minute, or sometimes not at all, Lovdokken said.
    — oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2023
  • His school uses Google Chromebooks for all homework, quizzes and tests.
    — Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
  • But parents and students still have some homework to do.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The white rappers did their homework and were reverent of their Black forefathers in the genre.
    — Hazlitt, 25 May 2023
  • That’s why my team is doing the necessary homework to make this a vital project.
    — Luz Lazo, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The director should have done their homework and cast someone else.
    — Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2023
  • She wasn’t used to having homework or working with classmates on projects.
    — The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
  • This may mean asking older students who are strong in a subject to help your child with their homework.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Parents, 21 Jan. 2024
  • But clearly, Lotus has done its homework to stand out in this micro niche.
    — Seyth Miersma, Ars Technica, 18 Nov. 2023
  • But the basics are, number one, do your homework and find out who’s who, because there are some very charming crooks.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 5 Dec. 2023
  • If this is your plan, be sure to do your homework on the card issuer and its bonus program before applying for a new card.
    — Mia Taylor, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2023

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