runaround

Example Sentences

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At Fir Park, Celtic were given the runaround by Jens Berthel Askou's team in a deserved 2-0 win.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

She says every effort thereafter to straighten things out met the runaround.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

People generally use “Kafkaesque” as an exaggerated metaphor, perhaps to describe the runaround you get from an insurance company or an especially aggravating trip to the DMV.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 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

She slipped into the back of these gatherings—just a tired, heavy, middle-aged black woman searching for a place to rest her feet as she dealt with some bureaucratic runaround.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson