errands
Example Sentences
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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
Many of you are doing it responsibly, too: The overwhelming majority are taking care of housework or laundry, while running errands was the second-most common piece of personal business being done during professional time.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 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
She’d often told me she couldn’t manage without me to run errands up and down the steep stairs.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
