from pillar to post

Example Sentences

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For too long, she argued, they had been "pushed from pillar to post between local authorities, mental health services, the police and youth offending teams".

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2023

That’s Seth Rogen as Mario’s traditional adversary Donkey Kong, bellowing as he belts Mario from pillar to post.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2023

These encampments pop up all over the city, and no wonder, since the residents are chased from pillar to post without any other options.

From Washington Post • Feb. 5, 2023

Investigating her mysterious grandparents as well, Keane finds complexity in their lives as a military couple, moved at sporadic intervals from pillar to post.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2022

The result is, that I am compelled to dodge from pillar to post, suffering the gravest inconveniences, to which my modesty exposes me.

From The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second by Gozzi, Count Carlo