cast on
Britishverb
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Make the first stitches in knitting, putting them on the needle, as in Once you learn how to cast on, you can use either simple or complicated stitches . [Mid-1800s]
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Hastily put on clothes, as in He cast on his coat and ran out . This usage is dying out. [Early 1800s]
Example Sentences
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In 1973, he joined the cast on Don Imus’s “Imus in the Morning” syndicated radio show, creating characters and doing impersonations.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
On Thursday evening, Melléthei-Barna announced that he was withdrawing his candidacy for the post, "to ensure that not even the slightest shadow is cast on the transition".
From BBC • May 8, 2026
Joseph Jr. — a wiry 22-year-old with a head full of curly dark brown hair — runs briskly toward the goal line with a black cast on his left arm.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
“In my view, we’ll be a winner,” said Dimon, who was wearing a cast on his left hand after having arthritis and bone spurs treated.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
I was lying on my bed, watching the shadows my feeble lamp cast on the ceiling, when I heard my father’s voice at the door.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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