run low

idiom

: to have a small supply of something because the rest of it has already been used up

We are running low on fuel.

: to be available in less than the needed amount

Supplies were running low.

Examples of run low in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The West’s commitment to Ukraine may well flag as costs and risks increase and military stocks run low, but that has yet to happen, doubtless to Putin’s surprise. —

Rajan Menon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Apr. 2023 Livestock, including cows and donkeys, have also perished as dams run low and farmers struggle to secure water. —

Reuters, CNN, 10 June 2024 Costco sold kosher hot dogs at its food courts until 2009, but suppliers started to run low on meat. —

Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024 Private tankers commissioned by the government distribute water to neighborhoods when river and groundwater levels run low, charging residents for the service and hiking prices when demand rises. —

Rhea Mogul, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for run low

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