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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Taken together, these arrangements recast the public university as an institutional extension of tech-industry labor pipelines, applied research commercialization, and corporate interests.
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Dr. Timothy Scott, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
Once rigid and monumental, marble and other quarried materials now curve and swell into expressive silhouettes, recasting ancient materials through a contemporary lens.
—Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2026
With many original cast members returning (except Erik Per Sullivan’s Dewey, now recast with Caleb Ellsworth-Clark), Kiana Madeira joins as Malcolm’s girlfriend Tristan, while Keeley Karsten plays his daughter Leah.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2026
China’s past glories may be recast as part of an extended narrative of dominance, and America’s eight-decade reign may come to be regarded as a mere blip.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
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Dr. Timothy Scott, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
Once rigid and monumental, marble and other quarried materials now curve and swell into expressive silhouettes, recasting ancient materials through a contemporary lens.
—Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2026
With many original cast members returning (except Erik Per Sullivan’s Dewey, now recast with Caleb Ellsworth-Clark), Kiana Madeira joins as Malcolm’s girlfriend Tristan, while Keeley Karsten plays his daughter Leah.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2026
China’s past glories may be recast as part of an extended narrative of dominance, and America’s eight-decade reign may come to be regarded as a mere blip.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Recast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recast. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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recast
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re·cast
(ˈ)rē-ˈkast 
recast; recasting
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