run out
verb
ran out;
run out;
running out;
runs out
Definition of run out
1a
: to come to an end : expire
time ran out
b
: to become exhausted or used up
the gasoline ran out
2
: to jut out
1a
: to finish out (a course, a series, a contest, etc.) : complete
b
of a baseball batter
: to run hard to first base after hitting (a batted ball)
ran out the grounder
2a
: to fill out (a typeset line) with quads, leaders, or ornaments
b
: to set (a line of text, such as the first line of a paragraph) with a hanging indention
3
: to exhaust (oneself) in running
4
: to cause to leave by force or coercion : expel
Examples of run out in a Sentence
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Trailing with time running out, Jayson Tatum drew a foul at the arc at the buzzer which sent him to the line for three. — Emily Caron, SI.com, "Team USA Avoids Upset by Turkey in FIBA World Cup Overtime Thriller," 3 Sep. 2019 Mickey Kantor, President Clinton’s top negotiator and now a lawyer in the Los Angeles office of Mayer Brown, worries that time is running out. — Los Angeles Times, "Latest round of Trump’s tariffs on China takes effect on many consumer goods," 1 Sep. 2019 Hamilton looked to be catching Leclerc but just ran out of time after 44 grueling laps. — Matias Grez, CNN, "Charles Leclerc dedicates first Formula 1 victory to Anthoine Hubert," 1 Sep. 2019 Patrick DeHaan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy, said there was plenty of fuel but stations are running out with the demand from motorists. — Austin Fuller, orlandosentinel.com, "Hurricane Dorian leaves some Orlando gas pumps dry," 30 Aug. 2019 Some viewers might start to wonder somewhere around the two-and-a-half-hour mark if Tarantino actually has a plan to bring this all together, or merely wants to keep unspooling his celluloid valentine until the reels run out. — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, "From Midsommar's director's cut to Don't Let Go, 13 movies to see this Labor Day weekend," 30 Aug. 2019 But as time runs out, critical countries are trending in the wrong direction on this issue. — Emily Atkin, The New Republic, "It’s Not Enough to Stop Amazon Deforestation," 29 Aug. 2019 Another peacekeeper comes running out from behind the lead armored vehicle with his gun drawn, only to retreat. — Fox News, "UN peacekeeping patrol filmed coming under attack by Hezbollah in Lebanon," 29 Aug. 2019 On the final play of the half, Jayden Daniels found Brandon Aiyuk, who hurdled a defender late in a 37-yard gain to the 10-yard line as time ran out. — Jeff Metcalfe, azcentral, "Rewind: Arizona State wins season opener over Kent State," 29 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'run out.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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