run out

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Recent Examples of run out Related Stories That Bieber chose a scooter running out of power as a visual element was presumably no coincidence. Shirley Halperin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2025 Over time, this could result in the individual running out of money earlier than anticipated, despite having planned to withdraw at a certain rate. Robert Cannon, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025 There have also been rumors that the movie also includes a storyline about a couple who run out of gas in the small town of Eddington and, while they are greeted warmly at first, the town turns nightmarish by nightfall. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 14 Apr. 2025 Cars running out of gas, people walking miles to bathrooms, over 12 hours in gridlock — getting to Coachella 2025 was an immersive Mad Max prequel for thousands of campers. Emma Madden, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for run out
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Verb
  • The president lost the 2020 election and was cast out into Florida.
    Miles Bryan, Vox, 20 Feb. 2025
  • After releasing the bass, Codd cast out again and hooked another triple on the same rig.
    Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 12 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Though Hargitay and Meloni are both married, the friends seem to get a kick out of riling up their fanbase, many of whom ship their Law & Order characters, Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler, or even the actors themselves.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Binod was kicked out of Bhutan at 4 or 5 years old and lived for over a decade in a refugee camp in Nepal before coming to Idaho in his early 20s, his wife and lawyer told the Idaho Statesman.
    Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Anything less would be another painful letdown after Messi and Miami were eliminated by Atlanta United in the opening round of last year’s MLS playoffs.
    Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
  • The other four teams that did it (2021-22 New Orleans Pelicans, 2010-11 Indiana Pacers, 2007-08 Atlanta Hawks and 2003-04 Boston Celtics) all were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Late last week, NPR reported that the State Department is changing its guidelines on its yearly international human rights reports, notably to exclude much of the criticism levied against regimes who commit abuses.
    Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Her campaign said the amount is a fundraising record, excluding self-funding, for any GOP gubernatorial candidate in Virginia.
    Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The grocery store threw out and destroyed merchandise and paid for cleaning costs over $1,500.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2025
  • At the same time, a giggling Mathews threw out a hand to further stop the desk’s movement and Bertinelli collapsed onto the ground in laughter.
    EW.com, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2025

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“Run out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20out. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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