cast
verb (used with object)
to throw or hurl; fling.
has been casting
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present perfect progressiveof cast (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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He has been casting about for a role ever since.
From Slate ● May 7, 2018
Since Cochran’s return, he has been casting votes and meeting with staff as usual.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 1, 2017
He ignored calls to apologize, but has been casting himself as a champion of veterans, as he did again aboard the battleship Iowa, now a museum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2015
MCA, Mr. Horovitz has been casting about for a new creative role, he said over coffee recently.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2015
The cousin, who has been casting sofa-pillows on his head, in a prostration of boredom yawns, "Vayli," being the used-up for "very likely."
From Bleak House by Charles Dickens
