errand

My errand took me past a railing that overlooks a large canal where wildlife often visits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

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

There is a lot that is different about the mega-IPO, making definitive predictions a fool’s errand.

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

Another errand took him to Ruck’s Creek, called “Knocker’s Hole,” because all day you could hear the thump, thump, thump of the caulker’s mallets, caulking the seams of ships.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

It's what her Gen Z job candidates are doing, she said, warning it makes it look like the interview is "just a stop on your list of errands for the day".

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

People have been using text messages and other mobile interfaces to have A.I. models run internet errands for them for a while.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

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

Kandace Redd, a AAA spokesperson, said the organization’s past research shows that consumers are most likely to drive less, combine errands and reduce shopping or dining out to cope with record pump prices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Percy always hated it when the gods used him for their errands.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan