cast about for
Example Sentences
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The team looked at different game formats and cast about for manufacturers that could supply individual components before settling on a hybrid approach that relied on one main manufacturer and several smaller suppliers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The colonists cast about for another means of ensuring that these judges would be independent, sensitive to local interests, and not entirely beholden to the king.
From Slate ● Feb. 26, 2025
Not to cast about for trends, but what do the movies of 2023 have against balding, flatulent, socially awkward teachers named Paul?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
To stave off bankruptcy, Sultan Ahmad I al-Mansur Saadi cast about for new resources.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Thinking he had made himself understood, Jonathan cast about for a bucket, but couldn’t find one.
From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi
