run dry
Example Sentences
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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
The water-stressed nation has also been through severe droughts and periods of low rainfall with entire towns warned their taps could run dry.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
Dozens of the world’s major rivers are so heavily tapped, they often run dry before reaching the sea.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 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
