ran out

past tense of run out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ran out
Verb
  • Lower down the ballot, in a sweeping show of dissatisfaction, voters cast out more than two dozen Democratic state lawmakers.
    David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2025
  • Meyer captured the ancient light cast out by the Lagoon and Trifid Nebula over 34 hours in May 2025, while observing under the near-pristine dark skies of Arizona, a little north of Ash Fork.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 June 2025
Verb
  • Its usefulness as a means of water transportation, however, was virtually eliminated when a wider and deeper channel — the Sanitary and Ship Canal — was completed alongside the I&M Canal in 1900.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The Phoenix Suns have officially been eliminated from playoff contention with their 125-112 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night.
    Doug Haller, New York Times, 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 18 Jun. 2025.

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