run low
idiom
1
: to have a small supply of something because the rest of it has already been used up
We are running low on fuel.
2
: to be available in less than the needed amount
Supplies were running low.
Examples of run low in a Sentence
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If the colony’s food stores run low, the repletes regurgitate what’s in their bellies for other ants to feed on.
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Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2023
Finding new ways to rejuvenate when our batteries run low is crucial to make it through hard times.
—Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 20 July 2023
When your iron stores run low, iron deficiency anemia can develop.
—Good Housekeeping, 18 July 2023
Consumers’ savings have begun to run low and credit card balances have risen.
—Joe Rennison, New York Times, 16 June 2023
On the battlefield, Russia’s ability to go on the offensive has shriveled as ammunition has run low and the monthslong battle for the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut took thousands of soldiers’ lives.
—Paul Sonne, BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2023
Western officials and analysts believe Russia has run low on ammunition as the 14-month conflict became bogged down in a war of attrition over the winter, with both sides resorting to long-range bombardments.
—David Rising, Anchorage Daily News, 5 May 2023
Consumers’ savings have begun to run low and credit card balances have risen.
—Joe Rennison, New York Times, 16 June 2023
City officials and aid groups have described dire conditions in Mariupol, where food, water and electricity have run low and the fighting has prevented humanitarian convoys from reaching the city.
—Fox News, 20 Mar. 2022
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Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2023
Finding new ways to rejuvenate when our batteries run low is crucial to make it through hard times.
—Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 20 July 2023
When your iron stores run low, iron deficiency anemia can develop.
—Good Housekeeping, 18 July 2023
Consumers’ savings have begun to run low and credit card balances have risen.
—Joe Rennison, New York Times, 16 June 2023
On the battlefield, Russia’s ability to go on the offensive has shriveled as ammunition has run low and the monthslong battle for the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut took thousands of soldiers’ lives.
—Paul Sonne, BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2023
Western officials and analysts believe Russia has run low on ammunition as the 14-month conflict became bogged down in a war of attrition over the winter, with both sides resorting to long-range bombardments.
—David Rising, Anchorage Daily News, 5 May 2023
Consumers’ savings have begun to run low and credit card balances have risen.
—Joe Rennison, New York Times, 16 June 2023
City officials and aid groups have described dire conditions in Mariupol, where food, water and electricity have run low and the fighting has prevented humanitarian convoys from reaching the city.
—Fox News, 20 Mar. 2022
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