ran out

past tense of run out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ran out
Verb
  • Nuisance reports and bear sightings peak in June and July as yearling bears are cast out on their own and work to establish a home range.
    Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 5 June 2025
  • There’s the emerging talents and then the ones that are still going who have a wealth of knowledge and experience and have somehow been cast out or are not the cool person.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 18 May 2025
Verb
  • New York isn’t technically eliminated, but that will happen soon.
    Peter Baugh, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Instead, time is running out an array of bad defensive performances leave them eight points behind the Montreal Canadiens and a tragic number of one to be eliminated, something that can happen as soon as Thursday’s visit to the New York Islanders.
    Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • But when GLP-1s are excluded, that figure drops sharply to $370 million.
    Bruce Gil, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2025
  • However, those dollars are excluded from employees’ taxable income.
    Robert Pearl, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Ran out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ran%20out. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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