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runs out of road

runs out of road is the third-person singular simple present indicative of run out of road.

Meaning of run out of road

Verb

run out of road (third-person singular simple present runs out of road, present participle running out of road, simple past ran out of road, past participle run out of road)

  1. Synonym of run out of steam.
    • With No 10 in disarray, Keir Starmer, the Labour leader, has called for a general election regardless of whether Truss stays or goes, saying the government has “completely run out of road”.2022 October 14, Keir Starmer, quotee, “Truss premiership ‘hanging by thread’ after Kwarteng sacking and latest U-turn”, in The Guardian

Questions about runs out of road

What is runs out of road the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Runs out of road is the third-person singular simple present indicative of run out of road.

Words near runs out of road in the dictionary

  1. runs one's mouth
  2. runs one's mouth off
  3. runs one's name
  4. runs out
  5. runs out of gas
  6. runs out of road
  7. runs out of steam
  8. runs out of town
  9. runs out on
  10. runs out the clock
  11. runs over

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