cast on

verb

cast on; casting on; casts on

transitive verb

: to place (stitches) on a knitting needle for beginning or enlarging knitted work

Examples of cast on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Johnson was cast on the show a year after his impressions of Trump went viral on social media. Conor Murray, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024 The Perfect Omelet consisted of a mixture of Comté cheese and egg yolk—warmed to only a hundred and eighteen degrees, to preserve its raw taste—miraculously encased within an egg-yolk membrane that had been cast on a 3-D mold. Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024 Hypnotically gorgeous, the attention-grabbing illuminations eventually give way to a realization that a dimmer level of light is also being cast on the gallery’s side walls — mostly moving arcs and circles, rather like cat’s eyes seen at night. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024 The new set will feature interviews with the Coens and cinematographer Roger Deakins, behind-the-scenes documentaries, and archival conversations with the cast on set. Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cast on 

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Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cast on was in 1840

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“Cast on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cast%20on. Accessed 11 Oct. 2024.

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