errand
Example Sentences
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On a normal cruise out of Florida, finding a free chair with a view of the ocean can be a fool’s errand, unless you’re willing to get up at daybreak.
I lead a sort of ordinary suburban life of running errands at the drugstore and, you know, being covered in dog hair.”
From Los Angeles Times
The first documented record of the April Fools’ tradition is a 1561 Flemish poem about a nobleman who sends his servant on a series of fool’s errands on April 1.
From Seattle Times
For instance, as Winter runs her errands and frets over her pregnancy: “She is moving, the novel is moving. It is unrelenting.”
From Los Angeles Times
Johnson called the number on the back of his client's debit card to see how much money was left on it before they went out to run errands.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
