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

Can this show keep people invested in this runaround for two more seasons?

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2025

“The common theme that we kept running into was that this was a big deal for many residents and almost all of us got the runaround from the city of Long Beach,” Oliver said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2024

“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