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
Rocha said that as a spokesperson for American Indians, Stevens was straight out of central casting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
He is, after all, a person who commonly hires people because they are "out of central casting."
From Salon ● Mar. 10, 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
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 Sam Rohlfing
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