casting out

Example Sentences

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First, make sure to catch weeds before they flower, spreading new seeds around your garden, casting out more future weeds.

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2021

By casting out a constellation of exceptions, the authors, who certainly were not alone in this type of work, attempted to show that underneath all the media hype, real people were still sharing real community.

From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2021

"For many choirs, Christmas is their main concert of the year, so they start preparing and casting out for ideas in the spring," says Chilcott.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2018

“It’s not like we’re casting out these wide nets … and just randomly listening to people or randomly reading emails,” he said.

From Washington Times • Jan. 17, 2018

“You know as well as I do that casting out the church won’t do you a bit of good,” I advised him.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez