runs 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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Stones, whose contract runs out this summer, has made 293 appearances since joining from Everton for £47.5m in 2016.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

It could also be forced to start shutting down oil wells within weeks as it runs out of storage space, a costly and damaging prospect that could impair production for years to come.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

A refinery that runs out of crude doesn’t post a polite quarterly loss.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

When a massive star runs out of fuel, it collapses in a powerful supernova and leaves behind an object with gravity so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

"And if it runs out I can stop at a drug store. You can buy anything at a drug store nowadays."

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald