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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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In one recent July 4 parade Bhakta was driving what he said was one of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1933 Lincolns when it ran out of gas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Zverev made slightly fewer errors to move a double break ahead at 3-0 and dragged himself over the line as the 24-year-old Cobolli ran out of steam.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

"We ran out... with only clothes on our backs. We left our cars, our livelihoods, our homes, and our farms behind. We have nothing left," he added.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

The bill became the second abolitionist proposal to pass through a committee this spring before time ran out to pass it this session.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

The side door of the house flung open, and Ivan ran out.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack