Example Sentences

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In Portland, they had a gardener, a housecleaner and an au pair.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

His mother was a housecleaner with little formal education.

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2024

You can hire a professional housecleaner to handle this, at an average cost of $170, or you can clean your kitchen yourself.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2023

She gets to decide when she works and what her pay is as a housecleaner, something she could only dream of in years gone by.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2022

After undergoing back surgery in September to treat a herniated disc — and after the constant ache in her abdomen worsened — she had to stop working as a housecleaner.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2022