run out
verb
ran out; run out; running out; runs out
1
a
: to come to an end : expire
time ran out
b
: to become exhausted or used up
the gasoline ran out
2
: to jut out
1
a
: to finish out (a course, a series, a contest, etc.) : complete
b
of a baseball batter
: to run hard to first base after hitting (a batted ball)
ran out the grounder
2
a
: to fill out (a typeset line) with quads, leaders, or ornaments
b
: to set (a line of text, such as the first line of a paragraph) with a hanging indention
3
: to exhaust (oneself) in running
4
: to cause to leave by force or coercion : expel
Examples of run out in a Sentence
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Now, federal funding for the Bridge Access Program has run out.
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Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 9 Sep. 2024
Projections fluctuate based on economic conditions, but estimates from this spring indicate that Social Security and its associated disability insurance program will run out of money to cover full benefits in 2035, and part of Medicare will do the same in 2036.
—Maggie Astor, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2024
As the baton passes from Paris to Los Angeles, which will host the 2028 Games, time is running out for Team USA to get their act together and overtake China – and Team GB – on home soil in four years' time.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 9 Sep. 2024
Alexander was also flagged for a defensive holding late in the game giving the Eagles an automatic first down as Philadelphia ran out most of the clock.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
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Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 9 Sep. 2024
Projections fluctuate based on economic conditions, but estimates from this spring indicate that Social Security and its associated disability insurance program will run out of money to cover full benefits in 2035, and part of Medicare will do the same in 2036.
—Maggie Astor, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2024
As the baton passes from Paris to Los Angeles, which will host the 2028 Games, time is running out for Team USA to get their act together and overtake China – and Team GB – on home soil in four years' time.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 9 Sep. 2024
Alexander was also flagged for a defensive holding late in the game giving the Eagles an automatic first down as Philadelphia ran out most of the clock.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Run out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20out. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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