Example Sentences

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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

The events of last summer - recruitment issues, Champions League dismay, Brendan Rodgers' acrimonious departure - had cast a long shadow.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

As of Tuesday, nearly 5 million Californians — about 21% of the state’s 23 million registered voters — had cast ballots, according to trackers run by Democratic and Republican strategists.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

It was directed at the bureaucrats she believed had cast doubt on her story and the policymakers who hadn’t taken action to prevent other cases like hers.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025

Every minor spell he had cast with it so far that day had seemed less powerful than those he had produced with his phoenix wand.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling