run dry

phrase

1

: to use up an available supply

2

: to become exhausted or spent

his inspiration had run dry

Examples of run dry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The district has felt the strain more acutely in recent years after billions in federal pandemic relief dollars ran dry. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

The Forbes Five-Star spa there runs dry saunas lined with Himalayan salt walls, steam rooms and both hot and cold plunge pools, the kind of setup built for exactly the aches a ski day leaves behind. — Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

San Diego County will pay $3 million to the widow of a diabetic man who died in jail when his insulin pump ran dry and medical workers failed to resupply it for more than 19 hours. — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2026

The Pentagon is already limiting training as its funding runs dry, The Washington Post reported. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 22 July 2026

Rhymes for run dry

• apply
• awry
• belie
• bely
• bigeye
• bonsai
• buckeye
• comply
• coxae
• decry
• defy
• deny