from pillar to post

Example Sentences

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Again, she says she was passed from pillar to post, and that getting help was a fight.

From BBC • Jul. 29, 2025

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

I've knocked around from pillar to post since then, Maisie, from one end of the land to the other.

From The Lash by Lyman, Olin L.