errands

Example Sentences

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He had errands to do - bed linen to take to a friend's apartment where he and Iryna planned to sleep that night, and flowers to buy.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 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

There were occasional errands to run or letters to Xerox, but for the most part all I did was sit at my desk and mentally redecorate the house.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris