Explore Errand through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like trip. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Errand meaning
- A journey undertaken to accomplish some task.
- A mission or quest.
Synonyms of Errand
Errand vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Errand
- The main meaning on this page is: A journey undertaken to accomplish some task. | A mission or quest. | A journey undertaken to accomplish some task.
- Useful related words include: trip.
- Possible Dutch translations are: boodschap.
- In the example corpus, errand often appears in combinations such as: an errand, fool errand, errand boy.
Context around Errand
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 11 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Errand
- In this selection, "errand" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, celebrates, family, quick, boy, running and run stand out and add context to how "errand" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include fool s errand and a former errand boy for. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "errand" sits close to words such as achievers, acton and aether, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with errand
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Austin was our errand boy and fetched needed items. (9 words)
They will have misleadingly gone on a fool’s errand. (10 words)
None of whom to my knowledge planned or endorsed the fool’s errand. (13 words)
He talked about a widow who lost her husband while on the Lord’s errand in Bolivia, a young woman in Argentina who was pushed under a train and lost her leg and people in Chile whose homes were lost during a devastating fire two days before Christmas. (48 words)
The Arab world’s size and complexity make it a fool’s errand to try to find one cause for the region’s ills, and in focusing so squarely on Nasser, Rowell skates dangerously close to that trap. (38 words)
He won’t get in the race if he senses it is a fool’s errand that may result in him losing badly and/or being blamed for taking votes away from the other candidates. (35 words)
And they still want their errand girl, Marlaina, to get them slaves, er, temporary foreign workers? (16 words)
Example sentences (20)
Although sparing Ashi seemed like a fool's errand at the time, it later provided the key Jack needed to finally return home.
At first, said Kawall, he thought that his family went on an errand and waited for a while.
He talked about a widow who lost her husband while on the Lord’s errand in Bolivia, a young woman in Argentina who was pushed under a train and lost her leg and people in Chile whose homes were lost during a devastating fire two days before Christmas.
He won’t get in the race if he senses it is a fool’s errand that may result in him losing badly and/or being blamed for taking votes away from the other candidates.
His book is a captivating account of how a hobby became an obsession, how a noble quest turned into a fool’s errand, and how his research changed the way he looked at himself.
I'm always happy that I'm not the only one who celebrates errand or task with a quick retail therapy trip to Target to buy 1–30 items I probably don't need.
It’s not perfect, but the moral of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” is that striving for perfection is not only a fool’s errand, it’s inherently toxic.
Kourtney and Travis’ friendship continued to grow, and he became close enough to be included on family errand running.
Republican Scott Walker was the governor here, and more important, the billionaire Koch Bros. No. 1 errand boy.
The Arab world’s size and complexity make it a fool’s errand to try to find one cause for the region’s ills, and in focusing so squarely on Nasser, Rowell skates dangerously close to that trap.
The problem is, trying to judge short-term sentiment around the economy is a fool's errand.
They will have misleadingly gone on a fool’s errand.
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was given the errand to warn China about its ‘economic coercion’ as he the G7 Coordination Platform on Economic Coercion to track Chinese commercial activities.
Wear it alone to workout or pair it under your favorite hoodie for a quick errand run.
And they still want their errand girl, Marlaina, to get them slaves, er, temporary foreign workers?
Austin was our errand boy and fetched needed items.
Available in a variety of colors, these flattering bottoms are perfect for any off-duty activity, from errand runs to gym sessions.
Isabel and Jerry Omlang, a former errand boy for the National Bureau of Investigation.
None of whom to my knowledge planned or endorsed the fool’s errand.
The goal of buying low and selling high without a defined process of dollar-cost averaging or consistently rebalancing is a fool’s errand,” says Chancey.
Common combinations with errand
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an errand 21×
- fool errand 17×
- errand boy 12×
- errand for 9×
- errand to 7×
- errand at 3×
- errand and 3×
- errand that 3×
- the errand 3×
- political errand 3×