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 22% problem Social Security’s retirement trust fund is on track to run dry in the fourth quarter of 2032—one quarter sooner than last year’s estimate—according to the program’s 2026 trustees report. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

The trust fund the program relies on to pay retirement benefits is expected to run dry in six years, at which point those monthly checks would be funded only by payroll taxes. — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Deaths have mounted in recent weeks as Ukraine runs dry of Patriot interceptors and Russia increasingly targets Kyiv’s civilian logistics, raising concerns that Moscow could force emigration by starving swathes of Ukraine of food and electricity. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026

Medicare’s Hospital Insurance fund is estimated to run dry around the same time. — Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for run dry

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