How to Use recast in a Sentence

recast

verb
  • The director recast some of the actors in the play.
  • You should recast the last sentence in your essay to make it clearer.
  • When she quit the movie, I was recast in the leading role.
  • The director decided to recast the movie with unknowns.
  • He recast his political image to fit the times.
  • Production is dead, and not paused, as there are no plans to recast the role played by The Joker Oscar winner.
    Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2024
  • There is reportedly no plan to recast her character Ella.
    Rivea Ruff, Essence, 11 Feb. 2022
  • Now the roles are reversed: Ford has become the favorite while upstart Rivian has been recast as the villain.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2022
  • As a result, Hulu’s announcement last month suggested that the show would recast Bender.
    Jacob Siegal, BGR, 2 Mar. 2022
  • Doing so could also have potentially opened the door for several state legislatures to recast their votes for Trump.
    Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2022
  • While producers have expressed hope that DiMaggio will return, Bender would ultimately have to be recast should the voice actor not sign on.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 15 Feb. 2022
  • That project is now dead, and the role is expected to be recast.
    Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 July 2022
  • The snowy-haired soul-pop luminary joined the band in 1975 and helped recast their sound.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 11 June 2022
  • Marvel chose not to recast T’Challa for the time being.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 5 Oct. 2022
  • There were those who hoped, and some that demanded, the role be recast.
    WIRED, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Some of the melted bells were then recast in the late-19th century.
    Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2022
  • The role of Jeff is being recast for the final stretch of episodes, EW has confirmed.
    Dan Snierson, EW.com, 7 July 2022
  • In the 1960s, Democrats recast themselves as the party of civil rights.
    Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Apr. 2022
  • The role of Portia was recast after the pilot was filmed.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Most of the cast returned, and some parts were recast, making things a little odd.
    Evan Romano, Men's Health, 30 Aug. 2022
  • For this go-round, the tour was almost completely recast with new faces and has been on the road just a few weeks.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 Nov. 2022
  • Nor would Miller be The Flash going forward, as the role would be recast in future projects.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Why not start over, and recast your resolution today for the rest of the year – maybe even just for this month.
    Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The role will be recast to fit an earlier part of the superhero’s life.
    David Betancourt, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Chad’s loss shaped everything, in a lot of ways, once the decision was made not to recast.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The role of Teen Akilah has been recast as Nia Sondaya.
    Vulture, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Marvel had to rewrite the script, promising fans that T’Challa won’t be recast.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 4 July 2022
  • This game recasts the first movie as a series of scenarios that can be played with up to five players.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
  • He was cast as the lead actor Jack, which was later recast with Harry Styles.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Sources tell Variety the project is in peril, indicating that Phoenix’s role cannot be recast.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 9 Aug. 2024

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