run out

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Recent Examples of run out Authorities told her that the statute of limitations for the crime — which was six years in Ohio at the time of the assault — had long since run out, and a 2015 update to the state’s statute didn’t revive the case. — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026 The program was set to shutter Wednesday, having run out of funds to operate. — Brianna Sacks, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026 Gallery, run out of a storefront in San Francisco’s Mission district. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 That entire combination has now run out, so California license plates began this year using number-number-number-letter-letter-letter-number. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for run out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for run out
Verb
  • Lamashtu said something the patriarch couldn’t abide, and for that she was cast out of polite divine society forever and sent to make chaos among mortals.
    — Eleanor Johnson, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Some hoped that labels would confront the culture of misogyny in an ecosystem that critics have long said has gone unchecked and cast out predators among their ranks.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In an early scene, Misty is jolted awake by the man’s furious widow, Celine (Amy Landecker), who has just discovered the apartment on her husband’s ledgers and is intent on kicking out his mistress.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The group contends that word bans — which can lead to people who use those words getting kicked out of meetings and potentially barred from future ones — violate First Amendment protections of free speech.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The conversation also addressed AI, with Velazquez comparing current anxieties to earlier fears that computer animation and motion capture would eliminate traditional animation jobs.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • But in 2025, Congress eliminated that tax — and in early August, a federal judge in Texas ruled that without it, those other measures for extra vetting were unconstitutional, the Idaho Statesman reported at the time.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Alternatively, the court could order that materials from the search be excluded from any case against him, and in the extreme, could award Mountbatten-Windsor compensation and a police apology.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Foreigners employed in the country, excluding domestic workers, fell by 16,000 in the three months to June, driven by a drop in construction jobs, according to the government’s quarterly report.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • An appeals court subsequently threw out the massive financial penalty but upheld the fraud finding.
    — Sagar Meghani, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
  • In the end, they were thrown out, but the iron strongbox—now open—remained on display.
    — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026

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“Run out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20out. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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