errands

Example Sentences

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He had errands to do - bed linen to take to a friend's apartment where he and Iryna planned to sleep that night, and flowers to buy.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

In Orlando, Fla., Sabrina Brown has begun mapping out her weekend errands to avoid driving all over town in her orange 2019 Nissan Altima SR.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

“I love being able to live a lifestyle where I can run all of my core errands within a couple blocks,” Horton said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Nevertheless, on Saturday morning just before the strikes, life in Tehran was moving at its usual pace, taxis and buses were inching through mid-morning traffic and people were running errands.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

The younger ones admired the older boys who strutted about so tough, and they jostled with their playmates for a chance to run errands for the gangs of young men they looked up to.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield