ran out

past tense of run out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ran out
Verb
  • But not everyone is satisfied by Andrew being cast out from the royal family.
    Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Born with eerily psychic powers, she was cast out and neglected, eventually drowning in a dark well.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Without those increases, staffers believe 1,700 households would have to be kicked out of the program entirely.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The fact that litigation over being kicked out of an otherwise forgettable Knicks game is now in its ninth year highlights the personal, rather than economic, factors driving the two men.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The trade war also eliminated hundreds of jobs tied to cross-border wine commerce and contributed to a boom in Canadian wine sales, reshaping consumer habits and retail offerings in the country.
    Dave Gordon, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Change is coming The Kansas school is among more than 1,900 public K-12 schools that have eliminated names and images determined to be disparaging to Indigenous peoples of the United States.
    Diana Lambdin Meyer, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • One-time use and valid towards food purchase only, alcohol excluded.
    Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 11 Nov. 2025
  • But the family portraits, excluded from the exhibition because of their Jewish heritage, were separated and ultimately spared.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Ran out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ran%20out. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.

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