cast
verb (used with object)
to throw or hurl; fling.
had cast
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past perfectof cast.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Vietnam, inner-city riots, and the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. had cast a pall over the Day-Glo optimism of the Love Generation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
She said she opposed Hamas and had cast her vote for a list of independents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
Gates admitted that his ties to Epstein and newly disclosed emails from the Justice Department files had cast a cloud over the Gates Foundation and its reputation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
He told the court he was "angry and upset" for his staff at the newspapers as the allegations had "cast a dark shadow over their lives for the past three years".
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
Yet we had more doubt in our hearts of each other than of the men who had cast the mold of our lives.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
