How to Use cast off in a Sentence

cast off

verb
  • Check with staff to find the best places to cast off by season.
    — Amy Aumick, OrlandoSentinel.com, 7 May 2018
  • Natasha was pretty much cast off her tape alone, which is quite rare.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Dec. 2023
  • The captain stands on the flying bridge as the crew casts off.
    — Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Daylight was still four hours away and would cast off again by midafternoon.
    — Stuart Stevens, Outside Online, 12 Dec. 2017
  • The feeling of casting off each day was a special one.
    — Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Guests can cast off their cares at the spa and Turkish hammam.
    — Chris Leadbeater, National Geographic, 14 Aug. 2019
  • Both have been cast off and discarded by other teams in the past.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 25 Sep. 2022
  • Each has been cast off by a troubled family and left to be raised by nuns.
    — John Timpane, Philly.com, 14 Dec. 2017
  • Antonio didn’t like it and wished his doctor would saw the cast off.
    — Lizzie Johnson, Washington Post, 3 May 2023
  • In the spring, the bones are cast off, leaving behind bloody pedicles.
    — The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2022
  • Some leaders have said casting off the monarchy isn’t at the top of their to-do lists.
    — Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 5 May 2023
  • With the cast off, Lansford started in right field, then was moved to third base.
    — Phil Jensen, The Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2019
  • Around 25 million years ago, the apes split from the monkeys and cast off their tails.
    — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Work in straight stitch until tube measures 6 inches long, then cast off.
    — Woman's Day Staff, Woman's Day, 9 Sep. 2019
  • That might mean casting off the chinos and puffer vests and embracing new brands and styles.
    — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 16 July 2024
  • Sunday was a chance, the one day in the week, to cast off the shabby work clothes or the uniforms and show off.
    — Toby Zinman, Philly.com, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Barbados last year cast off the queen as its head of state and became a republic.
    — Washington Post, 7 May 2022
  • Festivalgoers hope the sparks will cast off bad luck.
    — CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The coach, too, might soon be dealt a fate similar to those of the many players whom the franchise cast off.
    — Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2020
  • To cast off the high school persona and fly as a woman instead of darting around like a little girl?
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 7 July 2023
  • Now imagine if that toy came to life, fueled by its hatred after being cast off, to haunt you.
    — Jhaan Elker, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Instead, their genome has cast off much of their ability to reproduce on their own.
    — Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 24 Nov. 2025
  • The gloom of the post-war years is slowly cast off and the hip neighbors have purchased a television set.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Stressed plants tend to cast off the poorly performing leaves that were first to form but now are in the shade of the other leaves.
    — oregonlive, 25 July 2021
  • This was supposed to be when France finally cast off all those years of shackles of chokes in big games.
    — Jonathan Tannenwald, Pro Soccer USA, 29 June 2019
  • Persevere in the faith, cast off all fear and keep your heart strong; God will never forsake you.
    — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 4 May 2022
  • Beach yourself at Queensland’s award-winning qualia resort, and cast off with any of these tours.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Mar. 2018
  • So why aren’t banks jumping at the opportunity to cast off their mainframes and move to the cloud?
    — Andrew Hudson, Ars Technica, 24 July 2023
  • Researchers also don't know what immediate cue prompts the creatures to cast off the rest of the body.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2021
  • The stars in that phase are in the process of casting off their outer later, resulting in halos of gas and dust.
    — Julia Musto, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2023

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