run out
Example Sentences
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They are pressing harder until contracts are actually ratified rather than walking out for a few days to make a point, or when they feel like they have run out of options.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Social Security’s trust fund is expected to run out of money in 2032, at which point beneficiaries will receive only 78% of promised benefits, the Social Security and Medicare boards of trustees said on Tuesday.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
In other words, the reserves his company and others have been tapping — including the U.S. strategic petroleum reserve, which is supposed to be used only for global emergencies — are about to run out.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
Captain Tom Latham could have been run out by Stokes before he was lbw, getting only half-forward to Atkinson.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
The rookie navigators might have been lost in the bad weather, or the rookie pilots might have run out of fuel.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
