run dry

phrase

1
: to use up an available supply
2
: to become exhausted or spent
his inspiration had run dry

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Restaurants that had gotten regular deliveries from its Charlotte facility to feed hungry breakfast customers had also run dry. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2026 The district has felt the strain more acutely in recent years after billions in federal pandemic relief dollars ran dry. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026 The Forbes Five-Star spa there runs dry saunas lined with Himalayan salt walls, steam rooms and both hot and cold plunge pools, the kind of setup built for exactly the aches a ski day leaves behind. — Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 San Diego County will pay $3 million to the widow of a diabetic man who died in jail when his insulin pump ran dry and medical workers failed to resupply it for more than 19 hours. — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for run dry

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“Run dry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20dry. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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