ran out

VERB

fail, be exhausted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depart exhaust expire finish go lose tire waste weaken

WEAK

be cleaned out be out of cease close come to a close dissipate dry up end give out have no more have none left peter out stop terminate waste away wear out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bear begin commence invigorate keep maintain refresh save start stay

WEAK

get have succeed supply

Example Sentences

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ran out

But in 2022, protests broke out across the country as inflation surged and Sri Lanka ran out of fuel, food and medicine.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

On court, though, he is a far more combustible character who finally ran out of chances when he was disqualified from Monday's China Open semi-final against Novak Djokovic.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

That is if they have the money, which ran out at the end of September.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

But when a formative trauma is provided to a character who was supposed to be born bad, it simply feels like Ms. Kazan ran out of daring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

His mother ran out and grabbed him by the hand, scurrying with him back into the kitchen.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis