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ran out

vb. (en-simple pastrun out)

Usage examples of "ran out".

Then he would tell you he had put a hundred bucks on the favorite for you and you could skip it if the favorite ran out of the money.

As Rex entered his house, the fourth man ran out the back door, looped around the house, and took off in his bug.

She and her brother ate greedily, then jumped up and ran out of the kitchen, leaving a crumb-covered table behind.

At once Nabber growled and ran out towards her, showing a set of dazzling white teeth.

And he left me a prescription for some sedative, and I ran out to the drugstore to get it, and I realized I had twenty dollars in my purse and that was all we had in the world.

His face was much changed, and froth, mixed with blood, ran out from the corners of his pale-blue mouth.

At this time of the year, the mossy banking would catch enough sun to read by for two or three hours before twilight, he knew, so when his light ran out it would be time for supper.

My strength ran out and my breath ran out and I fell, then got up and ran again and fell again.

A bird ran out of the woods, stopped short in front of him-it was as tall as his shoulder, dressed in the autumn colors of a turkey-squawked in terror and fled.

I searched for Rowan for a year, then I ran out of money and I had to find work.

She half ran out of the building with Brad towing her along by her hand.

He ran out of his room and to an air shaft and saw the smoke coming up thickly.

Jordan quickly ran out of satisfactory material, and in exasperation, thought he could probably write as well as the authors he had been reading.