Sentence examples for errand as from inspiring English sources

The gimmick of plain packaging remains a fool's errand as well as a smuggler's charter".

But around 9 45 a.m., family members and neighbors said, an explosion struck a doorway near the Abu Wardah home, killing Aiman Abu Wardah as he returned from his errand, as well as Mahmoud Sadallah, 4, who lived next door and had refused his older cousin's pleas to stay indoors.

It was their only significant errand, as Christmas presents were unaffordable because of their recent move to Brooklyn, and so it was decided that they would wait.

The jump-start theory of presidential primaries — to try to show and place in Iowa or New Hampshire, and then win a big subsequent state, like Florida or Michigan — is always a fool's errand, as Mr. Giuliani learned four years ago.

Predicting what could potentially be seven straight games involving two very good hockey teams is perhaps a fool's errand – as it might be in any sport – but because the Stanley Cup finals start on Monday night, it is time to speculate on what they might bring us.

There is Kyle Oliver, 30, the legislative director for Representative Ralph M. Hall, 85, a Republican from Texas whose office is in the top 10 for both contest categories, who no longer views a quick errand as a nuisance, but sees it as "Oh, that's 10 minutes I can walk".

The New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers supports such a requirement in all cabs, although some livery cab drivers oppose a partition requirement because they use their cars for personal errands as well as work.

Randall Moody, who is the pastor of Wilson's Creek and Battlefield's emergency director, lamented the loss of his 1992 Chevrolet Lumina, which had logged more than 200,000 miles of church outings and errands, as well as the new 15,000-square-foot auditorium the church completed in October.

And they're worried and distracted about running other car-related errands, as well.

It turns out that making up a precise list beforehand and getting the errand done as quickly as possible is the best way to save money.

The spaceship, known as the X-37B, was shrouded in operational secrecy, even as civilian specialists reported that it might go on mysterious errands for as long as nine months before zooming back to earth and touching down on a California runway.