ran out

past tense of run out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ran out
Verb
  • Du Fu, Baruch Spinoza and Hannah Arendt were all cast out of their communities by authorities who imposed narrow definitions of acceptable thought.
    Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
  • So, to then feel cast out by her and the other leaders on Yavin, that’s a very painful thing that happened for her and Luthen.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
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 10 Jun. 2025.

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