run dry
Example Sentences
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News reports indicate that San Carlos Reservoir has completely run dry at least 20 times since it first filled in 1930.
From Science Daily • Jun. 18, 2026
They will very likely move sharply higher as inventories run dry.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
We are worried the honey pot will run dry.
From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026
An overhaul of municipal water supply systems would address the "dysfunction" that had seen taps run dry in many towns and cities, he said, adding he would head a new National Water Crisis Committee.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
Some blamed it on themselves, acknowledging that the passion they had had for teaching twenty years ago had run dry.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
