errands

Example Sentences

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“You have errands to run, things to do.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

He returned home and got in his car to run some errands.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

People still out exercising or running errands shared video of intercepts and damage in the city’s ubiquitous chat groups.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

Nevertheless, on Saturday morning just before the strikes, life in Tehran was moving at its usual pace, taxis and buses were inching through mid-morning traffic and people were running errands.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

We finished Mama’s errands, and we have the whole afternoon to ourselves without our little sisters, even though they begged Mama to come with us.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi