Sentence examples for errand of from inspiring English sources
They are pretexts for the authentic errand of being outside.
I accompanied them on an errand of hers, to print out and mail some forms.
Joseph came back from his errand of mercy and took his seat at the table, as Ariel slipped away.
Selfish, man-crazy Buella won't switch days with Martha because she has a baby-related errand of her own.
In "The Lord of the Rings," the errand of Frodo, though epic in execution, was plain enough: to destroy what would, in the wrong hands, cause irreversible harm.
But the real purpose in the egregiously stupid push to assign Facebook the fool's errand of monitoring everything seems to be to spread the blame.
Two trained interviewers were instructed to initiate every interview with presenting their errand on behalf of the Norwegian Directorate of Health, and to arrange with the GP's secretaries when the interviews with the GP could take place.
I made an errand out of it: grocery shopping, check.
He makes lists of errands on small pieces of paper, because the small size makes the lists look more manageable.
But such errands of mercy are sometimes unwelcome.
