cast about for
Example Sentences
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Whether or not Friedkin knew that this movie would be his final work, there’s a temptation to cast about for deeper significance in his choice of material.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2023
To stave off bankruptcy, Sultan Ahmad I al-Mansur Saadi cast about for new resources.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
So we cast about for more realistic and inclusive ways to retell our story.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2021
And as lawmakers and advocates cast about for solutions, there’s growing interest in an approach that’s relatively new on the policy scene: regulating algorithms themselves, or at least making companies more responsible for their effects.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 12, 2021
“Really eat? Oh ... Stoo ... and ...” He cast about for something English for the evil river to eat.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
