run out of

Example Sentences

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"We need to stop flushing crop and tree-growing nutrients down the loo, and start using them to increase our fertiliser security. After all, we're not about to run out of urine any time soon."

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Nursing homes are expensive, and the tab is typically not picked up by a state Medicaid program unless the resident has essentially run out of money.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Unless the bill moves forward soon, the Senate and House of Representatives may run out of time to ratify the bill before political campaigning intensifies ahead of the November midterms.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

The Postal Service has been struggling financially for years, and new Postmaster General David Steiner recently said that the agency will run out of money in a year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

She felt a twinge of embarrassment about the “handsome,” but she had run out of H’s and, frankly, she did find Simon pleasing to look at.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood