Used in a Sentence

errands

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for errands.

Editorial note

The search for elegant solutions tend to be fool's errands for young designers of systems.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A journey undertaken to accomplish some task.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of errands gathered in one view.

noun

A journey undertaken to accomplish some task.

noun

The purpose of such a journey.

noun

An oral message trusted to a person for delivery.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for errands.

noun

A journey undertaken to accomplish some task.

noun

The purpose of such a journey.

noun

An oral message trusted to a person for delivery.

noun

(literary or archaic) A mission or quest.

Example sentences

1

The search for elegant solutions tend to be fool's errands for young designers of systems.

2

If I want to run errands and Lyft it to places outside of work, that's even more money.

3

It's not like you will not be using your car for personal errands.

4

Until his town succumbed to the taxi lobby and banned ridesharing, he was able to run errands, get groceries, and take care of himself.

5

Anyway, after sometime I go on errands checking on the devices that run the app, do some test then report.

6

Plus I was able to run some of the regular errands you speak of...

7

The I's were like - I'm gonna read a book, run errands etc.

8

Two days for errands provides a lot of options.

9

Don't be afraid to lean on those that care about you and ask if you need help (not financially, but with tasks, errands, or just to hang out).

10

The three day weekends were good if we were going to travel but Mondays and Fridays aren't always the best days for running errands.

11

I feel this pressure to be immediately successful, immediately rewarded, because there's very little time left in between errands and having to get some sleep.

12

I like to listen while I eat, do errands, do laundry...

Quote examples

1

My big problem is that it takes me a day to "recover" from the work week, another day to do errands/life-realted tasks, then straight back into the work week.

2

I plot out my week with things like errands, standard weekly things like "put out the garbage", "pick up co-op share", etc.

3

Though it willn't be and thus- i'm looking forward for many productive hours stuck in "smart & autonomous" traffic trying to get home as quickly as possible and sending the car on whatever errands before and after - hope it will enjoy being stuck in traffic among the sames.

4

"I have 40 miles roundtrip of errands to run today, and 3 gallons of gas left, do I have to fill up before I leave and maybe be late to my first appointment or am I good for the day?" Well at 20mpg the answer is really easy.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use errands in a sentence?

The search for elegant solutions tend to be fool's errands for young designers of systems.

What does errands mean?

A journey undertaken to accomplish some task.

What part of speech is errands?

errands is commonly used as noun.