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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are running dry" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where resources, supplies, or options are becoming scarce or depleted.
Example: "As the deadline approaches, our budget for the project is running dry, and we need to find additional funding."
Alternatives: "are depleting" or "are running low".
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And they are running dry.
"But, wells are running dry.
Up and down the Valley, the wells are running dry.
In rural Maine, shallow wells are running dry.
Rivers and boreholes are running dry, crops failing, traditional grazing land turning to dust.
With water tables falling, fields are crusting and cracking, creeks are running dry.
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And the North Sea is running dry.
Perhaps he is running dry on catharsis.
In farm country, the tide of 'resistance' is running dry.
"The market for westerns was running dry," he said.
Our supply of plutonium-238 is running dry.
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