1
: something (such as the excrement of an earthworm) that is cast out or off
2
: the act of one that casts: such as
a
: the throwing of a fishing line by means of a rod and reel
b
: the assignment of parts and duties to actors or performers
3
: something cast in a mold
Examples of casting in a Sentence
The workers make metal castings for truck engines.
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Actually, the casting gave me a lot of ideas.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Within the mud, squalor and sickness of the contraband camps, so too came the casting away of the former body and an emergence of a fuller kind of selfhood.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
The casting of Goth in dual roles as both Victor’s mother and Elizabeth further contributes to the unreliable narration.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
At the end of last season, the producers spoke to Rolling Stone about the show’s casting, which received more than 80,000 applications.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Within the mud, squalor and sickness of the contraband camps, so too came the casting away of the former body and an emergence of a fuller kind of selfhood.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
The casting of Goth in dual roles as both Victor’s mother and Elizabeth further contributes to the unreliable narration.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
At the end of last season, the producers spoke to Rolling Stone about the show’s casting, which received more than 80,000 applications.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for casting
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“Casting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/casting. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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