runaround
Example Sentences
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She would likely have to navigate price adjustments, offers below the listing price, and potential buyers giving her the runaround.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
But despite loving the petite coupe, she wouldn't recommend it as a daily runaround.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026
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
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
