run short
Verb
Meaning
to be spent or finished
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A person who knows how to fix motorcycles-with Quality-is less likely to run short of friends than one who doesn't. And they aren't going to see him as some kind of object either. Quality destroys objectivity every time.
It is better to have bread left over than to run short of wine.
The money had gone after a few days
Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest
After World War II, Bergen had again run short on land to build on, and, contrary to the original plans, many large apartment buildings were built in Landås in the 1950s and 1960s.
Despite the scandal that cut its run short, “Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812” is a gem amongst modern Broadway and will hopefully return to the spotlight in the future.