errand

Example Sentences

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Predicting when a bubble is finally about to burst could be a fool’s errand.

From Barron's

Meanwhile, assistance with “hands-off” tasks such as cooking, cleaning and running errands had an annual median cost of $75,504, the survey found.

From MarketWatch

Erikson referred to most of the investigations he undertook not as “studies” but “research errands,” to indicate that he hadn’t embedded in those communities for nearly as long as he had in Buffalo Creek.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Well…hey. I have to run some errands. Want me to pick you up something for lunch?”

From Literature

December is a time of nonstop errands: shopping for gifts, planning holiday travel and meals, and trying to beat year-end deadlines.

From MarketWatch