Examples of recast in a Sentence
The director decided to recast the movie with unknowns.
When she quit the movie, I was recast in the leading role.
The director recast some of the actors in the play.
You should recast the last sentence in your essay to make it clearer.
He recast his political image to fit the times.
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The number of girls who could be Pit Girl (the teen who died in the very first episode) has been reduced to basically two: Mari and Gen (the latter was recast for Season 3, which really confused me).
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
When Trump is outlandish, Thune often recasts the President’s words and deeds in benign terms.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
However, the role of Dewey, originally played by Erik Per Sullivan, has been recast.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
In any event, the dissent's attempt to recast §106(a) as merely 'waiv[ing] an affirmative defense'—but not altering the elements of §544(b)—underscores the inherent tension in respondent's position.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
When Trump is outlandish, Thune often recasts the President’s words and deeds in benign terms.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
However, the role of Dewey, originally played by Erik Per Sullivan, has been recast.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
In any event, the dissent's attempt to recast §106(a) as merely 'waiv[ing] an affirmative defense'—but not altering the elements of §544(b)—underscores the inherent tension in respondent's position.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Recast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recast. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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re·cast
(ˈ)rē-ˈkast 
recast; recasting
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