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
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
I tried calling them, and I got the runaround there as well.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
