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
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Still, a salad and one negroni later, my energy stores had run out.
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Allie Volpe, Vox, 14 Nov. 2024
However, with only six episodes left before the series finale, the time for games is running out.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
But when Terrapin’s lease ran out, Lesh and his wife announced that Terrapin was closing.
—Paul Liberatore, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
The brothers ran out of shells and reloaded outside before returning to finish her off.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Allie Volpe, Vox, 14 Nov. 2024
However, with only six episodes left before the series finale, the time for games is running out.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
But when Terrapin’s lease ran out, Lesh and his wife announced that Terrapin was closing.
—Paul Liberatore, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
The brothers ran out of shells and reloaded outside before returning to finish her off.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Run out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20out. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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