cast about for
Example Sentences
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In the vacuum created by Swalwell’s collapse, his Democratic rivals frenetically cast about for momentum.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
To stave off bankruptcy, Sultan Ahmad I al-Mansur Saadi cast about for new resources.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
Two of Rogers’s brothers had died the previous year, and he cast about for answers.
From Washington Post • Dec. 21, 2021
So we cast about for more realistic and inclusive ways to retell our story.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 2021
Twisting the wet cloth around the mass of sweepings, Ranofer cast about for some way to change the subject.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
