run out

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Recent Examples of run out Within 24 to 48 hours of quitting carbs, your glycogen stores—the body's backup energy supply—start to run out. Caitlin Pagán, Verywell Health, 11 Sep. 2025 Richard Volpe fear the clock will run out. Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025 Recoverable power system Microbial activity tends to fade as nutrients run out. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025 The court’s ruling isn’t final until the time for a rehearing has run out. Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for run out
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Verb
  • In the solar system, the dance of the giant planets cast out a wealth of material.
    Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Liz Cheney was cast out of House leadership and lost her Wyoming seat after defying Trump on January 6.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • He was even kicked out of his own company!
    Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 15 Sep. 2025
  • In an interview with Variety in July, Åkerman speculated about what a second season might entail, since Margo ended up being kicked out of her house by Jed (Dermot Mulroney), her ultra-rich husband who’s running for governor.
    Kate Aurthur, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Biglari’s core demands were to stop opening new stores entirely, eliminate the development team to save money, and focus exclusively on improving existing store operations rather than expansion.
    Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
  • After charities had to fight Levine Cava’s July proposal to eliminate most nonprofit grants from the county’s strained 2026 budget, McGhee two weeks ago introduced an ordinance to raise new dollars for the groups.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • She is now stuck between not wanting to exclude someone and still hoping the evening stays true to its original purpose.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
  • All Canadian feature films in Official Selection — excluding first or second features — are considered for the award.
    Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Continue reading … -- POLITICS 'MONSTERS' – Republican says people celebrating Kirk's death 'must be thrown out of civil society'.
    , FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The former baseball pro — who is currently expecting his first child with wife Emily Vakos — threw out the first pitch to former teammate Ian Happ, per ESPN before hitting the stands, as planned.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025

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