cast about
verb
cast about; casting about; casts about
: to look around : seek
cast about for a seat
: to lay plans concerning : contrive
cast about how he was to go
Examples of cast about in a Sentence
cast about for an answer to the question of why so many people had ignored the victim's cries for help
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Kemp is a strong AHL player and has earned an NHL look, so his agent probably casts about looking for a team with a weak RH defence depth chart.
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Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
President Trump’s aggressive moves against transgender rights and diversity, equity and inclusion programs have left the Democratic Party casting about for a strategy for how to respond.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
That has left Republicans casting about for ways to offset those costs.
—Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
In the final, pathetic weeks of his failed presidency, Joe Biden has been casting about desperately for a positive legacy.
—Jack Butler, National Review, 12 Jan. 2025
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Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
President Trump’s aggressive moves against transgender rights and diversity, equity and inclusion programs have left the Democratic Party casting about for a strategy for how to respond.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
That has left Republicans casting about for ways to offset those costs.
—Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
In the final, pathetic weeks of his failed presidency, Joe Biden has been casting about desperately for a positive legacy.
—Jack Butler, National Review, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Cast about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cast%20about. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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