How to Use errand in a Sentence

errand

noun

• He was sent out on an urgent errand.
• We were there on an errand of mercy to help provide medical care for the refugees.
• Kate got me out of my cell on errands while Ann gave me the hookup.
  — Brittney Griner, TIME, 3 May 2024
• Wear it for fall hot girl walks, errand runs or heading to and from the gym.
  — Ellen McAlpine, Women's Health, 21 Aug. 2023
• Go for a walk or run an errand to give yourself time to think.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 21 Nov. 2020
• Style them with a classic T-shirt and flat sandals to run errands or go to the park.
  — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 31 July 2023
• The younger Mauk said his father went to Walmart to run errands when he was shot and killed.
  — Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2024
• From running errands to taking in the sights of a new city, this bag is ready to do it all in style.
  — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2024
• Tim then made the hardest call of his life − to his wife, who was running errands.
  — Stephanie Warsmith, USA Today, 9 May 2023
• My friend left for an errand and saw his longtime friend’s wife making out with one of the men on the beach.
  — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 11 May 2021
• Now, even a long phone call or a quick errand leaves her feeling weak.
  — Alex Putterman, courant.com, 17 Jan. 2022
• Michael is in town just for the day; errands, appointments, pick-ups.
  — Hazlitt, 27 Sep. 2023
• If not for an errand in Kabul, Khan would have been in the car with his brother-in-law.
  — George Packer, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2022
• There’s no point to them – no errands, no task list, no counting steps.
  — Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2024
• The brand's pieces are great for working out but still cute enough to wear for running errands.
  — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 6 July 2023
• Becoming head coach of a brand new team in the middle of the season is a fool’s errand.
  — Brian Sampson, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
• Of course, the RV should go do the errand and come right back, though this would seem a dicey situation to be in.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2021
• And when someone offers to bring you food or do an errand for you, just say yes.
  — New York Times, 22 July 2022
• Getting to the surface might not be hard by itself, but the sharks made the errand more complex.
  — Scott Carney, Outside Online, 22 Apr. 2020
• Up the street, a businessman was in his car, running a brief errand.
  — New York Times, 30 Mar. 2022
• But the long workdays free up time for errands that, for Elko residents, amount to a day trip.
  — Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Sep. 2023
• The victim’s wife returned from an errand and found his body at the bottom of a staircase.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2022
• Sure, people in fashion wear them, but more so in a last-minute-errand, stay-at-home sort of way.
  — Eliza Huber, refinery29.com, 30 Oct. 2020
• While on an errand in town, she is seized by the Nameless One’s men, taken to his castle, and locked in a room.
  — Joan Acocella, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2022
• Attributing them to one cause, like the super shoes, is a fool’s errand.
  — New York Times, 26 July 2022
• That’s just a fool’s errand and a great way to ensure this season is anything but charmed.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 1 June 2024
• Biking can be used as a means of transportation to run errands or get to work.
  — Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 1 Oct. 2024
• This isn't the first time the star has worn underwear as outerwear to run some errands.
  — Zizi Strater, Peoplemag, 15 May 2023
• The Align Dress is the perfect thing to throw on for a day of running errands, yapping at brunch, or walking your pup.
  — Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 2 Dec. 2024
• Wear them out shopping, running errands, or hanging out with friends.
  — Michelle Mastro, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Dec 2024