errand

Ultimately, trying to clone Obama is likely to be a fool’s errand.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

Anhor The Great had so many pass breakups that counting would’ve been a fool’s errand.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

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

“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

Old men and errand boys jumped for safety.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie

Investigators found that Chavez-DeRemer repeatedly used federal employees for personal errands, including sending her personal aide and executive assistant to her home during the workday to organize her bedroom closet.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

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

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