Examples of recast in a Sentence
The director decided to recast the movie with unknowns.
When she quit the movie, I was recast in the leading role.
The director recast some of the actors in the play.
You should recast the last sentence in your essay to make it clearer.
He recast his political image to fit the times.
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Other options would be to recast him, which does not seem out of the question, or write in a new lead character altogether.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Matti Friedman, a former Associated Press reporter in the Middle East, has observed that in the conflicts embroiling Israel and diaspora Jewry, many major Western media institutions have recast themselves as participants instead of observers.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
Panettiere – who had already finished her camera tests, along with hair, makeup, and costume fittings before being recast – was told the real reason she was replaced by her manager years later.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 19 May 2026
The rioters themselves, including some convicted of brutal assaults on police officers, have been recast in the President’s rhetoric as patriots, political prisoners, and victims of a corrupt system.
—Nik Popli, Time, 19 May 2026
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Matti Friedman, a former Associated Press reporter in the Middle East, has observed that in the conflicts embroiling Israel and diaspora Jewry, many major Western media institutions have recast themselves as participants instead of observers.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
Panettiere – who had already finished her camera tests, along with hair, makeup, and costume fittings before being recast – was told the real reason she was replaced by her manager years later.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 19 May 2026
The rioters themselves, including some convicted of brutal assaults on police officers, have been recast in the President’s rhetoric as patriots, political prisoners, and victims of a corrupt system.
—Nik Popli, Time, 19 May 2026
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“Recast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recast. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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recast
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re·cast
(ˈ)rē-ˈkast 
recast; recasting
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