errand

During a recent busy week, I had my groceries and prescriptions delivered to my door; that errand would once have required multiple trips to the store.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

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

From Salon ● May 22, 2026

“It makes it a fool’s errand to be able to predict because it’s less about logic and more about negotiation tactics.”

From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026

When Maa sent me into the village for some errand, I lingered under the windows of the school to listen to the students saying their lessons aloud.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan

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

“They think they’ll always be able to haul the trash to the curb,” she said, or that they can manage their investments and drive around town to run errands.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026

This is why friendship is often a product of something else: work, school, church, children, sports, errands, waiting rooms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 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

They meet Lorena in the lobby and the two of them drag him around town on a number of errands, including a stop at a tailor for his suit.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern