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

Attempting to adjust your gold exposure in response to external factors is most likely a fool’s errand.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026

Treat the grocery store less like a checklist errand and more like a treasure hunt.

From Salon ● May 22, 2026

I had come on a fool’s errand to Estre, hoping for solace.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Kurt Vonnegut once gave a charming defense of running errands the old-fashioned way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 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

Many of you are doing it responsibly, too: The overwhelming majority are taking care of housework or laundry, while running errands was the second-most common piece of personal business being done during professional time.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 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

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