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

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