run out
verb
ran out; run out; running out; runs out
1
a
: to come to an end : expire
time ran out
b
: to become exhausted or used up
the gasoline ran out
2
: to jut out
1
a
: to finish out (a course, a series, a contest, etc.) : complete
b
of a baseball batter
: to run hard to first base after hitting (a batted ball)
ran out the grounder
2
a
: to fill out (a typeset line) with quads, leaders, or ornaments
b
: to set (a line of text, such as the first line of a paragraph) with a hanging indention
3
: to exhaust (oneself) in running
4
: to cause to leave by force or coercion : expel
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Rodgers ran out of the car with a female passenger, briefly returning to remove the car’s license plate before running away again, according to police.
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
This coincides with when Ukraine reportedly ran out of ATACMS.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
While in hospital, her laptop ran out of charge and crashed, and three years of work were lost to a corrupted hard drive.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Unlike Proctor, who continues to be pampered and coddled by the brass for his atrocious misbehavior, Cournoyer was run out of the State Police.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
This coincides with when Ukraine reportedly ran out of ATACMS.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
While in hospital, her laptop ran out of charge and crashed, and three years of work were lost to a corrupted hard drive.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Unlike Proctor, who continues to be pampered and coddled by the brass for his atrocious misbehavior, Cournoyer was run out of the State Police.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Run out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20out. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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