Examples of 'ran short' in a sentence
Meaning of "ran short"
ran short: Indicates that a supply or resource has been depleted or exhausted before an expected or desired endpoint
How to use "ran short" in a sentence
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Supplies of food and water ran short.
They also ran short of weapons.
Water and other supplies often ran short.
Khayyam soon ran short of money.
No it ran short cause no one had to hold for laughs.
It was very hot and food and water ran short.
It ran short and detonated.
Water also ran short.
It ran short because no one had to hold for laughs.
The plan was given up at length because funds ran short.
Father ran short of money and had to borrow some.
Conversation ran short.
Walker ran short of money and was eventually declared bankrupt.
His companions became separated from him and he ran short of water.
I ran short of coffee powder.
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Consider the first example where one virtual server ran short of resources.
Stores ran short of supplies.
Their mouths stayed fused together until their oxygen supply ran short.
Ran short today.
Food very quickly ran short and starvation became endemic.
Reviewing the temperature data may also uncover periods where the bearings ran short of grease.
We ran short of money.
You moved to your own home but finances ran short for your dream kitchen.
We ran short of them.
I knew a Moi once who ran short of funds.
We ran short of food.
Yes I know but we ran short of supplies.
They ran short of material when they got to the knees.
This scheme collapsed when the Island ran short of money to continue with the purchases.
Government food programs for children in the villages I visited often ran short.
Food ran short.
When Mickey was in jail Ash ran short cons.
The family ran short of food at the end of the month.
After several months, he ran short of money.
Supplies ran short the men became mutinous and began deserting.
Steerage passengers were required to bring their own food, and often ran short.
Food supplies ultimately ran short and one day they found a stray cow wandering about.
Land Rovers broke down, gasoline and cash ran short.
Both MSNBC and CBS ran short segments about the report.
During the Civil War, spicebush tea often substituted for coffee when rations ran short.
Still, it ran short of class and dignity.
After initial victories, Zhuge Liang 's army again ran short of supplies and had to retreat.
Well, they ran short of material at the knees.
According to Martin Gilbert, food supplies ran short.
Well, they ran short of material at the knee.
While detained in Istanbul, Struma ran short of food.
Well, we kind of ran short of funds after the guns and the goggles.
Well, I was out shopping father and I ran short of money.
When the wine ran short, he miraculously produced an extra supply of the finest quality.
The Confederates won the battle, but ran short of supplies and withdrew.
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