run dry

1. see well's run dry.

Example Sentences

When the system lost pressure in parts of Pacific Palisades, some fire hydrants in high-elevation areas ran dry.

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"Make no mistake, Erivo remains a powerhouse, with pipes that shake the heavens and a wellspring of unforced emotional intensity that never runs dry."

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Today, Tehran, Karaj and Mashhad — home to more than 16 million people combined — are facing the real possibility of their taps running dry.

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“Bottom line, the well has run dry,” it said.

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“Our buyers and partners overseas, they are all running dry, and they’re panicking,” he said.

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Related Words

• blow 
• consume 
• deplete 
• dissipate 
• divert 
• drain 
• exhaust 
• lavish 
• lose 
• misuse 
• squander 
• undermine