Sentence examples for errand it from inspiring English sources

Iraq is now revealed as the fool's errand it is.

"What the conservatives are saying is, government is a fool's errand, it's too expensive, it's counterproductive, it's corrupt — you can't make it work.

Her scarf, tied elegantly around her neck, suggested that going downtown is not just about the errand, it's about being seen — witnessed — and keeping up appearances.

A fool's errand, it would seem.

That's an errand!' It was such a happy time that honestly I didn't care; it wasn't until later that I realized how mean and invasive it was".

This sweater can signify so much -- it is a hopeful last gasp before the demise, it is a fool's errand, it signifies unfinished business I have to address.

"Before going to work, going to the beach or a day of errands, it's an easy alternative because of its lightweight, easy-to-apply formula," says Barbie Laurino, global makeup artist for Laura Mercier, whose tinted moisturizers are a cult favorite ($42, www.lauramercier.com).

And men can't help themselves: if her husband forgets the errands, "it's not laziness, it's biology".

If she had errands, it could take three hours to get her mother fed, groomed, bathed, dressed and out the door.

With her husband's level of education even poorer than hers, and with Aisha relying on him to run her errands, it made tricky work of the simplest tasks.

If I accomplish more errands, it is all gravy, and if I spend the rest of the day with a magazine, I'm not concerned about wasting the day.