runaround
Example Sentences
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The agency says you can call the Treasury Department’s Electronic Payment Solution Center, but if you’re getting the runaround, going to an office in person is likely your best bet.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
When they received any response at all, they got the runaround.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
At Fir Park, Celtic were given the runaround by Jens Berthel Askou's team in a deserved 2-0 win.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2026
She says every effort thereafter to straighten things out met the runaround.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2025
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
