errand

One Friday in October, Jerry Green was off running an errand.

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026

In an era when documentaries are made for everything and nothing, it’s critical to remember that searching for reason in something as immense as the human condition is a fool’s errand.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

Completing a simple errand turned into the worst day of their lives.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 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

It required some courage to disturb so interesting a party; my errand, however, was one I could not defer, so I approached the master where he stood at Miss Ingram’s side.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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

She ran a couple of design-related errands like arranging flowers, and then Epstein used an account associated with the company to move money and make transactions without her knowledge, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 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

“I’d rather you stayed home, too. But I have errands to run, and I’m not taking a chance on you gallivanting off again.”

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson