Examples of recast in a Sentence
The director decided to recast the movie with unknowns. When she quit the movie, I was recast in the leading role. The director recast some of the actors in the play. You should recast the last sentence in your essay to make it clearer. He recast his political image to fit the times.
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With the role believed to be central to the Season 4 story, a decision was made to rework it and recast it. —
Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026 Institutional Approaches to Commenting Comment sections have fundamentally recast the relationship between journalists and news audiences. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026 Such was the case in Georgia’s newspaper and magazine world, where Lee Walburn’s literary prowess helped shape the styles and careers of Southern writers and recast Atlanta’s city magazine as a literary powerhouse. —Mark Woolsey, AJC.com, 21 Apr. 2026 In the years since, films like The Idea of You, Becoming Jane and Ella Enchanted have been top comfort rewatches for millions — and such is her power that even male leads who were initially considered romantic interests (ahem, The Devil Wears Prada's Nate) have been recast as villains. —Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for recast
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026 Institutional Approaches to Commenting Comment sections have fundamentally recast the relationship between journalists and news audiences. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026 Such was the case in Georgia’s newspaper and magazine world, where Lee Walburn’s literary prowess helped shape the styles and careers of Southern writers and recast Atlanta’s city magazine as a literary powerhouse. —Mark Woolsey, AJC.com, 21 Apr. 2026 In the years since, films like The Idea of You, Becoming Jane and Ella Enchanted have been top comfort rewatches for millions — and such is her power that even male leads who were initially considered romantic interests (ahem, The Devil Wears Prada's Nate) have been recast as villains. —Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for recast
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“Recast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/recast. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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re·cast (ˈ)rē-ˈkast 
recast; recasting
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