errand
noun
, ˈe-rənd\
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On Thursday, 2-year-old Kayden Stuber and his grandmother Bekki Gunter returned to their Greenville, S.C., home after running errands. — Elaine Aradillas, PEOPLE.com, "2-Year-Old S.C. Boy Fatally Shoots Himself With Gun He Took From Grandmother’s Purse," 24 June 2019 Once, during the exile, a teenage Javed had snuck back to Kabul on an errand. — Matthew Wolfe, Harper's magazine, "Without a Trace," 10 Feb. 2019 There's something nice about just coexisting — just to be with her, take her on errands. — Jenny Allen, Good Housekeeping, "Between Friends," 7 July 2010 Herman Turner, 50, had taken the day off work to run errands. — Jennifer Emily, Dallas News, "Gunman shot dead after opening fire on federal courthouse in downtown Dallas," 17 June 2019 Instead of waiting in an uncomfortable chair, the customer can run errands, go to work or do literally anything else. — Jackie Borchardt, Cincinnati.com, "Hate waiting in line at the Ohio BMV? There's an app for that.," 17 June 2019 Winter weekends are for errand running, couch lounging, and not a whole lot else. — Megan Gustashaw, GQ, "The Coolest Weekend Sweats and Sneakers Are Now on Sale," 3 Feb. 2018 She's worn the line's products before—to run errands, to shop with her kids, to work out... — Glamour, "Jennifer Lopez Wore a $46 Matching Set With a $3,000 Coat," 3 May 2019 In 2019, reviving a couture house in its original form is a fool’s errand. — Monica Kim, Vogue, "How an Italian-French Duo Is Bringing a Roman Couturier Into the 21st Century," 11 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'errand.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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