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.
Recent Examples on the Web
It was already confirmed that Gen V wouldn’t recast the role of Andre out of respect for Perdomo’s contribution to the show.
—
Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Following actor Perdomo’s death ahead of season two, the show made the choice not to recast his character, Andre, and instead write his death into the show’s season two storyline inside Elmira.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
And Marcus Freeman successfully recast himself from the over-his-head young coach who lost to teams such as Marshall and Northern Illinois to the cool cucumber who took down guys such as Kirby Smart and James Franklin.
—Jason Kirk, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
The show's youngest two children have been recast for the reboot, as Dewey, who was played by Erik Per Sullivan on the original series, will now be portrayed by Caleb Ellsworth-Clark.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for recast
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Following actor Perdomo’s death ahead of season two, the show made the choice not to recast his character, Andre, and instead write his death into the show’s season two storyline inside Elmira.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
And Marcus Freeman successfully recast himself from the over-his-head young coach who lost to teams such as Marshall and Northern Illinois to the cool cucumber who took down guys such as Kirby Smart and James Franklin.
—Jason Kirk, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
The show's youngest two children have been recast for the reboot, as Dewey, who was played by Erik Per Sullivan on the original series, will now be portrayed by Caleb Ellsworth-Clark.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for recast
Cite this Entry
“Recast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recast. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
recast
verb
re·cast
(ˈ)rē-ˈkast 
recast; recasting
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share