central casting
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of central casting
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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His smiling face, straight out of central casting, is seen on T-shirts, blankets, pillows and towels at stands all over the capital.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
Ms. Spanberger, a mother of three and former CIA officer, is a candidate from central casting for appealing to suburban swing votes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025
If you’ve ever wondered why everyone on your social feeds now looks like they also have stepped directly out of central casting or off a billboard, there’s much more at play than judicial filtering.
From Slate • Sep. 21, 2024
But now comes the blowtorch-wielding Bugs Bunny — or at least Coach Beard, or rather special counsel Jack Smith, straight out of central casting.
From Salon • Jun. 15, 2023
Zero combined the shows into a central casting office, and every Saturday night put on a super colossal by the Cabanatuan Mighty Art Players.
From Blood Brothers A Medic's Sketch Book by Rohlfing, Sam
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