cast about for

Example Sentences

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In the vacuum created by Swalwell’s collapse, his Democratic rivals frenetically cast about for momentum.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

To stave off bankruptcy, Sultan Ahmad I al-Mansur Saadi cast about for new resources.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Two of Rogers’s brothers had died the previous year, and he cast about for answers.

From Washington Post • Dec. 21, 2021

So we cast about for more realistic and inclusive ways to retell our story.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 2021

Holly, bearing it as well as he could, growled and scuffled, and Silver cast about for something to occupy his attention.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams