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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The two-seamer was moving a lot and kind of running out of the zone there.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
Federal pandemic relief funds are set to run out this year, and economic growth is slowing.
—Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024
Time was quickly running out for a man who became sick and passed out on a California beach as the evening tide rolled in, rescuers said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 17 Apr. 2024
Most builders of larger cruisers, say in the 50- to 80-foot range, install hybrid diesel-electric propulsion because their owners don’t relish running out of juice miles offshore, with no power source other than the sun.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2024
With a solid plunk, the metal sphere found its home just before the single minute allotted for the task ran out.
—Rachel Lance, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
But time ran out for Cabrini to carry out such a strategy.
—Athena Jones, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
The Verge claimed their device ran out of juice in five hours while sitting in their backpack and was not being used.
—Kyle Barr, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2024
Supplies collected from the 2017 eclipse didn't run out until last year, Fazekas said.
—USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
Federal pandemic relief funds are set to run out this year, and economic growth is slowing.
—Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024
Time was quickly running out for a man who became sick and passed out on a California beach as the evening tide rolled in, rescuers said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 17 Apr. 2024
Most builders of larger cruisers, say in the 50- to 80-foot range, install hybrid diesel-electric propulsion because their owners don’t relish running out of juice miles offshore, with no power source other than the sun.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2024
With a solid plunk, the metal sphere found its home just before the single minute allotted for the task ran out.
—Rachel Lance, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
But time ran out for Cabrini to carry out such a strategy.
—Athena Jones, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
The Verge claimed their device ran out of juice in five hours while sitting in their backpack and was not being used.
—Kyle Barr, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2024
Supplies collected from the 2017 eclipse didn't run out until last year, Fazekas said.
—USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Run out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20out. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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