run out

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Recent Examples of run out Whether that divorce happens this offseason via a trade or next offseason when his contract runs out remains to be seen. Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025 That’s enough to keep your small gadgets going, and when the power runs out, simply unfurl the book-sized 40-watt solar panel. Simon Hill, Wired News, 11 July 2025 If Colorado runs out of cap space, that bonus won’t count against the books next season and will carry over to the following year instead. Harman Dayal, New York Times, 11 July 2025 Holmes threw 87 pitches, right around where the Mets typically keep the converted starter, running out of gas. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 9 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for run out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for run out
Verb
  • On July 5, the low angle of the sun will cast prominent shadows along the eastern rim of the impact crater, while highlighting reflective debris streaks known as ejecta rays that were cast out during its creation some 800 million years ago.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 5 July 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • The next day, the complaint said, he was kicked out of the bar again and again fired shots, both at the bar and toward a group of people.
    Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
  • He was put on a two-year probation by the Grand Slam Board in 2017 after insulting a female chair umpire at the U.S. Open and getting kicked out of that tournament.
    Howard Fendrich, Baltimore Sun, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • Use your steamer in the sink, around the base of your faucet, and around the drain to eliminate mold smells and any buildup.
    Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2025
  • Sunlight naturally kills bacteria and can help eliminate odors.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Thanks to the Senate parliamentarian, who disallowed a clause that excluded foreign students from the count, UChicago’s tax bill will likely be unchanged.
    Clifford Ando, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
  • That excludes Tetairoa McMillan, Jayden Higgins, and Kyle Williams from this list.
    Steve Bradshaw, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • The first 20,000 fans will receive a Barry Bonds bobblehead, and Bonds will throw out the ceremonial first pitch in addition to other pregame festivities honoring the all-time home run king.
    Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 12 July 2025
  • His young daughter Olivia threw out the first pitch to David.
    New York Daily News, New York Daily News, 12 July 2025

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