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

“The common theme that we kept running into was that this was a big deal for many residents and almost all of us got the runaround from the city of Long Beach,” Oliver said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2024

I got in touch with Booking and spoke with several agents about getting a refund, but they gave me the runaround, continually insisting on more documentation.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2024

For some unknown reason, the authorities kept on giving him the runaround, telling him to bring this and that document, this and that certificate.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane