runaround

Example Sentences

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She says every effort thereafter to straighten things out met the runaround.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

People generally use “Kafkaesque” as an exaggerated metaphor, perhaps to describe the runaround you get from an insurance company or an especially aggravating trip to the DMV.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2025

By his own admission, Marcus Johnson's metallic blue Suzuki Swift was an unremarkable car - a little runaround bought after passing his driving test.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2024

“Every day they call to get an update. Every single day they’re calling. And they get the runaround every single day, repeatedly,” she said.

From New York Times • May 1, 2024

I didn’t have time for all her runaround talk, and I was surprised that she cared so little.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri