Read full poem →No lips to laugh, no lids for tears.
The old years have run out all their measure;
No chance of pain, no chance of pleasure,
Dictionary Entry
To use up; to consume all of something.
In a Sentence
“If this hot weather continues, we will run out of ice cream.”
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Poetry examples for “run out”
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Read full poem →In sun-baked vines the cicalas spin,
The little green lizards run out and in.
A sail dips over the ocean's rim,
Read full poem →“Daddy,” my mother asked, “aren’t we going to run out of gas?”
Read full poem →By June our brook's run out of song and speed.
Sought for much after that, it will be found