cast loose

Example Sentences

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I want these men drilled until they can cast loose their guns, run them out, and fire—” he snapped his fingers—“like that! Do you understand?”

From Literature

With its deep ensemble, the movie doesn’t want for colorful characters, and Davis keeps his cast loose, unvarnished and unleashed.

From New York Times

They were just about to cast loose when their guide paused, boat-hook in hand.

From Literature

Sorrowfully they cast loose the funeral boat: there Boromir lay, restful, peaceful, gliding upon the bosom of the flowing water.

From Literature

An instrument-laden pier survived Harvey’s landfall, but a boat cast loose by the storm later struck and destroyed it.

From Science Magazine