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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Ever since Viacom and CBS merged nearly two years ago, the New York company has been casting off signature CBS properties in an effort to generate cash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2021
The Aigbe family has been casting bronze for so long that, they said, one of the plaques stolen in 1897 was made by an ancestor.
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2021
Of late, though, a theatrical new guard has been casting aside reverence to put its own aesthetic on the foundational work in shows by the departed masters.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 30, 2019
He has been casting about for a role ever since.
From Slate ● May 7, 2018
He, too, has been casting thoughts towards Texas, with a view to migrating thither.
From The Death Shot A Story Retold by Mayne Reid
