How to Use run out in a Sentence

run out

verb
  • An hourglass at 'hostage square' in Tel Aviv has run out of the sands of time.
    NBC News, 23 Nov. 2023
  • The program will remain in place until the funds run out.
    Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 10 July 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • As the waiting migrants noticed that there was now a path open to them to try to leave, dozens ran out.
    Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2023
  • What if China runs out of patience in the next four years and declares war?
    Lily Kuo, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2024
  • There’s nothing worse than your phone running out of battery in the middle of the day.
    Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023
  • With no other options and running out of time, Malachan bit the snake back.
    Peter Aitken, Fox News, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The Jamaican sprinter ran out of lane 6 and surpassed the entire field after the turn.
    Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Advocates warn that time is running out for the hostages, who have been held in Gaza for 19 weeks.
    Heidi Levine, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2024
  • The moment the judge began describing it all again, Nicole ran out of the courtroom in tears.
    Carolyn Van Houten, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
  • And Israel may be running out of time to deal more damage.
    Dominic Tierney, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Once the money runs out, the phones are then shipped to Colombia to be reprogrammed and resold, police said.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2024
  • But now that the funding has run out, the district hopes to maintain its level of service.
    Carmen Nesbitt, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Sawyer made a crash landing on the beach when his small aircraft ran out of gas while on a whale watching tour.
    Lori Tobias | , oregonlive, 8 July 2023
  • Shortly after, the man ran out of the woods and onto a turnpike exit ramp.
    Zach Mentz, cleveland, 21 July 2023
  • But Ukraine is front of mind for leadership as funding runs out.
    David Sivak, Washington Examiner, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The suspects then ran out of the apartment and allegedly shot the officer.
    Brie Stimson, Fox News, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The general fund will need to absorb the costs when the federal money runs out.
    Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 29 Feb. 2024
  • No, the statute of limitations across Europe has run out.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 7 July 2023
  • Shirlee ran out the back of the house while Theo lit out for the living room with Jane on her heels swinging an extension cord.
    Addie Citchens, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Time is running out for Garfield’s football field that has more exposed dirt than green grass.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Crawford ran out of steam last September and the Sox have to be careful that doesn’t happen again.
    Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2023
  • In the video, the goats run out of a forested area onto a roadway as police walk behind the animals.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The current lease runs out at the end of this season, well before the A’s future home on the Las Vegas Strip will be completed.
    Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
  • On Target For the mother-in-law who doesn’t have time to run out to the spa for a pedicure, give her this electronic foot file from Amopé.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Castro ran out the front door with the curtain rod in his hand and darted toward the officers.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2024
  • When the bank manager runs out, aiming his gun at the getaway car, Clouseau beats him over the head with his baton.
    Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 5 Nov. 2023

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