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

Why the retirement fund is running dry Social Security is funded mainly by payroll taxes. — Lena Borrelli, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2026

Like Resident Evil, Whalefall gives its protagonist just an hour to accomplish his goal, which in this case means escaping the whale’s innards before his oxygen tank runs dry. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

Researchers project that the well of high-quality training data could run dry as early as the 2030s. — Charles Yeomans, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

As those funding sources ran dry, Hauge said the relative volume of eviction notifications spiked. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for run dry

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