errands

Example Sentences

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“You have errands to run, things to do.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

He had errands to do - bed linen to take to a friend's apartment where he and Iryna planned to sleep that night, and flowers to buy.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

“I love being able to live a lifestyle where I can run all of my core errands within a couple blocks,” Horton said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Nevertheless, on Saturday morning just before the strikes, life in Tehran was moving at its usual pace, taxis and buses were inching through mid-morning traffic and people were running errands.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

Early the next morning, the sun started rising, automobiles started driving, robots started running errands.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown