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 trust fund that supplements incoming payroll taxes to pay monthly Social Security benefits is expected to run dry by the end of 2032, according to the program's trustees. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 16 July 2026

The well of initiation ran dry, and Wilson desperately created offense out of necessity. — Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 11 July 2026

This includes modernizing aging classrooms, replacing outdated systems and upgrading student spaces, and comes at a time when the district’s well of previous bond money from measures passed in 2002 and 2008 is running dry. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026

The big question is if the well will run dry sooner rather than later. — Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Rhymes for run dry

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