cast about for in a sentence

Examples

1. An increasingly sluggish browsing experience led Patije Mills, 64, of Sarasota, Fla ., to cast about for an alternative.
2. The game's level of detail and its emotional impact have prompted some players to cast about for literary peers.
3. I cast about for something that looked appealing and then used it, making modifications where necessary as I went along.
4. Officials describe him as a bright child who finishes his work well ahead of classmates, then casts about for mischief.
5. Depressed when late-1994's " Storm in the Heartland " failed, he cast about for a remedy for his fourth album.
6. Shocked out of the contemplative path, Nowick cast about for a kind of activity that might help avert the threat.
7. For several days, Russian newspapers have speculated that the president would cast about for ways to regain the political initiative.
8. The traffic officers then cast about for a way to cool tempers on both sides, hitting on the idea of dancing.
9. Having lost a scent, a good bloodhound will stubbornly cast about for long periods, if necessary, in order to recover it.
10. He could have been a stabilizing influence in the roiling seas but instead was the first to cast about for excuses.