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
Recent Examples on the Web
Costco sold kosher hot dogs at its food courts until 2009, but suppliers started to run low on meat.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Private tankers commissioned by the government distribute water to neighborhoods when river and groundwater levels run low, charging residents for the service and hiking prices when demand rises.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
Furthermore, the chief believed Interfaith violated its permit when the nonprofit moved residents of the Haven House shelter — which was struggling financially partially because federal relief money had run low — to the nearby Abraham & Lillian Turk Recuperative Care Center.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2024
If auto imports are reduced by Baltimore’s closure, inventories could run low, particularly for models that are in high demand.
—Jenny Gross, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
With around six weeks to go until a major solar eclipse across North America, experts are warning the public that stocks of U.S.-made safe eclipse glasses will run low.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Food stamp programs could quickly run low on funding.
—Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has welcomed Western leaders to Kyiv to mark the second anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, as Ukrainian forces run low on ammunition and foreign aid hangs in the balance.
—Susie Blann The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 25 Feb. 2024
The bad weather shuts down power to the local bar, and at the same time, the establishment starts to run low on Budweiser.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024
Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Private tankers commissioned by the government distribute water to neighborhoods when river and groundwater levels run low, charging residents for the service and hiking prices when demand rises.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
Furthermore, the chief believed Interfaith violated its permit when the nonprofit moved residents of the Haven House shelter — which was struggling financially partially because federal relief money had run low — to the nearby Abraham & Lillian Turk Recuperative Care Center.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2024
If auto imports are reduced by Baltimore’s closure, inventories could run low, particularly for models that are in high demand.
—Jenny Gross, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
With around six weeks to go until a major solar eclipse across North America, experts are warning the public that stocks of U.S.-made safe eclipse glasses will run low.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Food stamp programs could quickly run low on funding.
—Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has welcomed Western leaders to Kyiv to mark the second anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, as Ukrainian forces run low on ammunition and foreign aid hangs in the balance.
—Susie Blann The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 25 Feb. 2024
The bad weather shuts down power to the local bar, and at the same time, the establishment starts to run low on Budweiser.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024
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“Run low.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20low. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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