CAST in a Sentence
Learn CAST from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
283 example sentences for CAST, such as:
1. He has cast up his supper again.
2. Ne'er cast a clout till May be out.
3. The boy cast a stone into the water.
4. Never cast your pearls before swine.
5. They cast their plan in great detail.
2. Ne'er cast a clout till May be out.
3. The boy cast a stone into the water.
4. Never cast your pearls before swine.
5. They cast their plan in great detail.
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Meanings and Examples of CAST
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cast
v. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
v. form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 This reasoning was clear and instantaneous; so that without giving time to the Inquisitor to recover from his surprise, he pierced him through and through, and cast him beside the Jew.
2 The Bishop cast a glance round the apartment, and seemed to be taking measures and calculations with his eyes.
3 The sufferer, who had been so gloomy and cast down on the preceding day, was radiant.
4 He cast a fresh glance upon the stranger, took three steps backwards, placed the lamp on the table, and took his gun down from the wall.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—THE EVENING OF A DAY OF WALKING
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—THE EVENING OF A DAY OF WALKING
5 The child was standing with his back to the sun, which cast threads of gold in his hair and empurpled with its blood-red gleam the savage face of Jean Valjean.
6 Javert up to that moment had remained erect, motionless, with his eyes fixed on the ground, cast athwart this scene like some displaced statue, which is waiting to be put away somewhere.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: CHAPTER XIII—THE SOLUTION OF SOME QUESTIONS CONNECTED WIT...
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: CHAPTER XIII—THE SOLUTION OF SOME QUESTIONS CONNECTED WIT...
7 Javert went on, with a severe air and his eyes still cast down.
8 By the light which they cast he was able to distinguish the form of this vehicle.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 7: CHAPTER IV—FORMS ASSUMED BY SUFFERING DURING SLEEP
Context Highlight In BOOK 7: CHAPTER IV—FORMS ASSUMED BY SUFFERING DURING SLEEP
9 The usher took the paper, cast a glance upon it, and obeyed.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 7: CHAPTER VII—THE TRAVELLER ON HIS ARRIVAL TAKES PRECAUTION...
Context Highlight In BOOK 7: CHAPTER VII—THE TRAVELLER ON HIS ARRIVAL TAKES PRECAUTION...
10 He cast a glance about him, at his table, at his chair, at his bed which had not been disturbed for three days.
11 Three hundred dead bodies were cast into it.
12 Eponine and Azelma had passed hours in contemplating it, and Cosette herself had ventured to cast a glance at it, on the sly, it is true.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER IV—ENTRANCE ON THE SCENE OF A DOLL
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER IV—ENTRANCE ON THE SCENE OF A DOLL
13 The Thenardier had cast a glance into the street, and had caught sight of Cosette in her ecstasy.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER IV—ENTRANCE ON THE SCENE OF A DOLL
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER IV—ENTRANCE ON THE SCENE OF A DOLL
14 The child cast a melancholy glance before her and behind her.
15 There was hardly time to cast a glance upon it.
Example Sentence: (73 in 5 pages)
1 He claimed to be able to cast out demons.
2 He has cast up his supper again.
3 Ne'er cast a clout till May be out.
4 It is too late to cast anchor when the ship is on the rock.
5 Some journalists have cast doubt on the authenticity of the official version of events.
6 Don't cast out the foul water till you bring in the clean.
7 Never cast dirt into that fountain of which thou hast sometime durnk.
8 Though you cast out nature with a fork, it will still return.
9 Coming events cast their shadows before them.
10 Never cast your pearls before swine.
11 The boy cast a stone into the water.
12 My world, you don't care; Your world, I was cast out.
13 The comments cast a slur on her character.
14 The customer cast his money on the counter and left.
15 They cast their plan in great detail.