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
District Judge Dean Pregerson cast about for other solutions, suggesting the county might sue the state or ask the Board of Supervisors for more money.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2023
It is also, perhaps, a reason to cast about for a hiding place.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 4, 2023
Mia smiled and reached for a bottle of Windex and said nothing, and Mr. Richardson cast about for something else to say.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
