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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And 38 yards downfield, Atwell slipped under the pass and ran out of bounds.
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Nate Atkins, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
This allows vital organs like the brain and heart to function even when air runs out.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Lil girl ran out onto the highway right in front of me.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
With the second half underway, the pressure was mounting for both teams, as time was running out to secure the win.
—Hannah Hughes, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
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Nate Atkins, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
This allows vital organs like the brain and heart to function even when air runs out.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Lil girl ran out onto the highway right in front of me.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
With the second half underway, the pressure was mounting for both teams, as time was running out to secure the win.
—Hannah Hughes, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for run out
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“Run out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20out. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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