ran out

past tense of run out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ran out
Verb
  • Adding fuel to the feud, DeSantis had cast out Susie Wiles, who was Trump’s 2024 co-campaign manager and is now his chief of staff.
    Brett Samuels, The Hill, 23 July 2025
  • Bright streaks known as ejecta rays can also be spotted leading away from large impact sites — such as the vast Tycho crater scarring the south lunar region — where reflective material was excavated and cast out across the lunar surface during particularly violent events.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • New York isn’t technically eliminated, but that will happen soon.
    Peter Baugh, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Instead, time is running out an array of bad defensive performances leave them eight points behind the Montreal Canadiens and a tragic number of one to be eliminated, something that can happen as soon as Thursday’s visit to the New York Islanders.
    Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • But when GLP-1s are excluded, that figure drops sharply to $370 million.
    Bruce Gil, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2025
  • However, those dollars are excluded from employees’ taxable income.
    Robert Pearl, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Ran out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ran%20out. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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