errand
Example Sentences
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Erikson referred to most of the investigations he undertook not as “studies” but “research errands,” to indicate that he hadn’t embedded in those communities for nearly as long as he had in Buffalo Creek.
“Well…hey. I have to run some errands. Want me to pick you up something for lunch?”
From Literature
December is a time of nonstop errands: shopping for gifts, planning holiday travel and meals, and trying to beat year-end deadlines.
From MarketWatch
On a normal cruise out of Florida, finding a free chair with a view of the ocean can be a fool’s errand, unless you’re willing to get up at daybreak.
This is what busy grown-ups tend to do, especially in the morning when there are jobs to get to and errands to run.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
