Examples of errand in a Sentence
He was sent out on an urgent errand.
We were there on an errand of mercy to help provide medical care for the refugees.
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The best part: This set doubles as a cute outfit for lounging at home, long car trips, and running errands.
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Dana Leigh Smith, Glamour, 16 Jan. 2025
Sometimes Palmer asked Pavlovich for favors — help running errands or organizing files or looking after her child.
—Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
Spotlight on Maryland interviewed several residents running errands at the Festival at Perry Hall Shopping Center in Baltimore County.
—Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2025
Make running errands a group affair with your two besties.
—Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 11 Jan. 2025
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Dana Leigh Smith, Glamour, 16 Jan. 2025
Sometimes Palmer asked Pavlovich for favors — help running errands or organizing files or looking after her child.
—Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
Spotlight on Maryland interviewed several residents running errands at the Festival at Perry Hall Shopping Center in Baltimore County.
—Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2025
Make running errands a group affair with your two besties.
—Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Errand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/errand. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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errand
noun
er·rand
ˈer-ənd 
: a short trip taken to do or get something especially for someone else
also
: the object or purpose of such a trip
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