run low
Example Sentences
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"We distribute masks to the public every day, about one thousand masks per day. Of course our stock is starting to run low," the official told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Rivers run low, exposing beds of sand, stone and gravel that absorb and radiate heat.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
Their most bullish case for Brent was that it reaches $130 to $150 a barrel if U.S. and Chinese buffers run low, “before reopening relief arrives.”
From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026
The central bank has run low on the dollars it needs to defend the peso at current exchange rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025
Strider seemed to be getting anxious: they were nearly ten days out from Weathertop, and their stock of provisions was beginning to run low.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
