Definitions

run out of

VERB

consume

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absorb deplete devour dominate drain eat up employ exhaust expend obsess preoccupy spend waste

STRONG

apply dissipate drivel engross finish go lavish lessen monopolize squander trifle utilize vanish

WEAK

avail oneself of finish up fritter away frivol away go through have recourse to profit by put away put to use run through throw away wash up wear out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fill save

STRONG

appear create hoard

WEAK

accumulate build collect construct fast gather neglect not use starve store

Example Sentences

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None of that has been cleaned up as Thompson has fought with her insurer, State Farm General, over the extent of the remediation — and she now worries she will run out of insurer rent payments while the claim drags on.

From Los Angeles Times

Its latest cash flow forecast, from Jan. 3, said First Brands projects that it will run out of cash by the first week of February unless it secures more financing.

From The Wall Street Journal

Many of the cancelled flights were operated by Dutch airline KLM, which warned it had nearly run out of de-icing fluid for its aircraft.

From BBC

In the blockade simulations at CSIS, the main issue wasn’t that Taiwan would run out of food but that it would quickly run out of energy.

From MarketWatch

Diners were disappointed to learn that the restaurant had run out of pie before noon.

From Los Angeles Times

run out of

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