errand

Without the prescribed navigation I was accustomed to in a museum, this became a fool’s errand.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

Instead of being a fool’s errand, there is now a road map for disruption.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

There is a lot that is different about the mega-IPO, making definitive predictions a fool’s errand.

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

My husband and I burst out laughing – not at that scene, or the clerk’s impromptu theatrics, but at this injection of delight into an otherwise mundane errand.

From Salon ● May 2, 2026

Away Gladys hurried, her slippers frantically clacking, delighted to be sent on such an important errand; then she was back, his leather briefcase cradled like the baby in her arms.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

They allege that at the time, Clancy sent her husband, Patrick Clancy, out on errands so that he would not be home.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Holliday spends her volunteer time socializing over coffee and the newspaper, helping residents run errands, leading fitness classes on Saturday mornings and organizing game nights.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Law firms mint millionaires who do nothing but foolish errands.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

They often show him doing everyday activities such as "munchie runs" to supermarkets or shopping malls, visiting restaurants or running other errands.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

Now she was planning to take advantage of the rare day off and do some errands.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater