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ran out

VERB

fail, be exhausted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depart exhaust expire finish go lose tire waste weaken

WEAK

be cleaned out be out of cease close come to a close dissipate dry up end give out have no more have none left peter out stop terminate waste away wear out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bear begin commence invigorate keep maintain refresh save start stay

WEAK

get have succeed supply

Example Sentences

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ran out

She wanted to be a lawyer and enrolled in Howard University, but dropped out when she ran out of money.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

On Japan’s mainland, Hirohito watched helplessly as American bombers ran out of large cities and began destroying smaller ones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

"We passed the guitar back and forth and I ran out of songs after an hour and a half and Van kept going and going."

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

He said he tried to motor back on course but ran out of gas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

I was so pleased about how my net had worked I didn’t think about being scared until Old Rowdy ran out on me.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls