cast out

verb

cast out; casting out; casts out

transitive verb

: to drive out : expel

Examples of cast out in a Sentence

cast them out of the tribe for violating sacred traditions
Recent Examples on the Web
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When the gator came up a second time Sasser’s dad, Marty, and her friend Justin Pettway cast out two heavy treble hooks with their spinning rods and snagged it. Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2024 Instead, rival elites spend their time jockeying for positions in his inner circle—sometimes succeeding, and sometimes being cast out. Adam E. Casey, Foreign Affairs, 4 Feb. 2022 He was cast out of the castle after Prince Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney) dismissed his grandfather, preferring to name Criston Cole as (Fabien Frankel) his hand. Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 5 Aug. 2024 There are lingering doubts, faint concerns of more demons to be diagnosed and cast out. Sam Kestenbaum, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for cast out 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cast out was in the 14th century

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“Cast out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cast%20out. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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