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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Downtown Brooklyn’s 141 Willoughby Street was an under-construction residential tower when the developers flipped their plans in 2019, converting it to an office build and recasting it as the borough’s next big business hub.
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Kim Velsey, Curbed, 1 May 2026
But that changed when Mellencamp recast the song ahead of the American Fool sessions.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Deadline also broke the news that the series will recast for the role of Ted’s son Henry (previously portrayed by Gus Turner).
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
The word — so often a diabolical four-letter dismissal — recasts precision as excess, ambition as ego, obsession as spectacle.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
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Kim Velsey, Curbed, 1 May 2026
But that changed when Mellencamp recast the song ahead of the American Fool sessions.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Deadline also broke the news that the series will recast for the role of Ted’s son Henry (previously portrayed by Gus Turner).
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
The word — so often a diabolical four-letter dismissal — recasts precision as excess, ambition as ego, obsession as spectacle.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for recast
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“Recast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recast. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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recast
verb
re·cast
(ˈ)rē-ˈkast 
recast; recasting
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