How to Use run out in a Sentence

run out

verb

• But with the win in hand, the Celtics let the shot-clock run out.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Dec. 2022
• His key carries down the stretch helped the Ravens run out the clock.
  — Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2024
• The Trail Blazers then ran out the clock to secure the win.
  — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
• But when the attempt to end the wife’s life failed, Pino ran out of moves.
  — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
• Time ran out, and Bears players stood in the middle of the field stunned.
  — Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2024
• Just as time was running out, Arias turned to the mike and opened the segment.
  — Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
• But be willing to let go, with grace, once the rope has run out.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2022
• An hourglass at 'hostage square' in Tel Aviv has run out of the sands of time.
  — NBC News, 23 Nov. 2023
• The Sun allowed the Wings to set the tone for the afternoon with a 7-0 scoring run out of the gate.
  — Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 22 Aug. 2022
• The other four items further dropped in price when the timer ran out.
  — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
• The water will run cold until all the cold water in the pipes has run out of the faucet.
  — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2024
• So yes, in the book, there is that scene where Ingrid and Tyler run out in episode five.
  — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Sep. 2022
• The two-seamer was moving a lot and kind of running out of the zone there.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
• The man said the car had gotten stuck in the snow and nearly run out of gas while the man tried to drive the car out of the snow.
  — Brian Lisik, cleveland, 12 Apr. 2022
• The program will remain in place until the funds run out.
  — Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 10 July 2023
• Other coupons might be good for six months and then run out.
  — Katie Wedell, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2022
• Everyone just ran out of the park down Park South and around the corner of 20th Street and then back to the park.
  — Kelsey Weekman, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2023
• But when the results came in, Genevieve’s luck ran out and she was ousted by a vote of 3-2.
  — Nick Caruso, TVLine, 12 Dec. 2024
• The thieves ran out of the store and fled before police could arrive.
  — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Nov. 2023
• Deb Libby is running out of time to find a place to live.
  — Todd Wallack, ProPublica, 19 Sep. 2023
• Unlike Medved, Rallings didn’t run out to the shooting scene.
  — oregonlive, 21 Oct. 2022
• The New York Mets are running out of options at first base.
  — Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
• Now the oil has largely run out, and the country imports most of its gas.
  — Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2022
• But there were questions about whether Rivers’ time had run out.
  — Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Nov. 2022
• The second victim picked up the gun and ran out of the house behind the intruders.
  — Mark Price, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
• The third came on a lateral on the final play of the game after time had run out.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 15 Nov. 2022
• Ly said the wounded teenager ran out of the station and was caught by the guard, who was not injured in the shootout.
  — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
• Sometimes, a house will give out more than 1,000 pieces of candy and still run out.
  — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2022
• So, too, were consumers who had run out of options to pay their bills.
  — Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 26 Sep. 2024
• The Bulls — undersized and short-handed — ran out of tricks by the final minutes of the fourth quarter.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025