running out

VERB

fail, be exhausted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depart exhaust expire finish go lose tire waste weaken

WEAK

be cleaned out be out of cease close come to a close dissipate dry up end give out have no more have none left peter out stop terminate waste away wear out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin commence invigorate keep maintain refresh save start stay

WEAK

get have succeed supply

Example Sentences

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running out

“We’re running out of everything that you can imagine, on a daily basis,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

"We live day to day, sometimes even running out of food."

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

But Poland's energy model is running out of steam.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

Congress has intervened in the past to prevent Social Security from running out of funds.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

She seemed to be running out of energy for her anger.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan