runaround
Example Sentences
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She says every effort thereafter to straighten things out met the runaround.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2025
The agencies, he said, gave him the runaround and he couldn’t get anyone to answer his calls — which he said was perplexing, considering the rapid response when he alerted them to infected cattle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2025
Can this show keep people invested in this runaround for two more seasons?
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2025
“Every day they call to get an update. Every single day they’re calling. And they get the runaround every single day, repeatedly,” she said.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2024
I didn’t have time for all her runaround talk, and I was surprised that she cared so little.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
