castable
Britishadjective
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able to be cast; suitable for casting
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(of an actor) able or likely to be selected to play a part in a play, film, etc
Example Sentences
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I remember Larissa FastHorse said “The Thanksgiving Play,” with its all-white Broadway cast, was a response to what she had been told about who was castable.
From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2023
These unique landscapes would inspire the “Sacred Places” series, where watery glaze shines in contrast to stony, hand-molded castable refractory, which peaks like an island rising from the sea.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2023
Back then, as Park recalled in a recent "Salon Talks" conversation, the Japanese American artist was told that his story of youth, love and friendship "wasn't castable."
From Salon • Aug. 8, 2023
“From the word go, since I wasn’t easily castable in any particular thing, I knew I had to cast my net very wide.”
From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2022
I always wanted to do small, low-budget things, but I've ended up doing big films to try to persuade people in England that I'm castable.
From The Guardian • Mar. 30, 2013
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