How To Use Cast off In A Sentence

In the 1890s, women some women found they could cast off their impractical and uncomfortable clothing in favour of pantaloons.
She tried to cast off her upbringing.
Ropes were cast off and stevedores moved in with bargepoles to keep the hull clear of the wharf.
She's cast off three boy-friends in a month.
The shrouds and back-stays are first cast off, and the mast-head got as far forward as nearly to touch the fore-part of the partners, by the runners and tackles or burtons of the mizenmast.

The snake cast off its old skin.
The fisherman cast off the rope and set the boat adrift.
By 09.30 we had cast off and were heading down-river.
The play was virtually unseen for 200 years, cast off for smuttiness and "perversity".
You know, The Wah broke his arm a couple of years ago - they took the cast off him quite quickly, but then he had to wear a daggy sling. Cheeseburger Gothic » Under the knife.
It was just an experiment piece - where I tried to remember how to knit, purl, cast off, increase and decrease etc.
+ But they were without God in the world; having cast off his fear, and the apprehension of his presence, and their accountableness, which often follow the dereliction of the divine institutions. Sermons on Various Important Subjects
It's Hallowe'en this Friday, the perfect opportunity to cast off your tried and tested clothes and make-up and emerge in a more daring disguise.
The fisherman cast off the rope and set the boat adrift.
A second call pealed forth, and the towropes were cast off, oars splashed into the water, and, with a wild exulting yell from their occupants, the boats dashed for the shore, the men in them hurling themselves into the shallow water as the keels ground into the beach. A Chinese Command A Story of Adventure in Eastern Seas
All preparations having been slowly completed the day for departure arrived, and Chin, with much bowing and ceremonial posturing, having wished his wife and little son adieu, embarked with Wang, taking the equivalent of five thousand dollars [2] in sycee shoes and gold-dust, and amidst valedictory fusillades of fire-crackers, as well as a beating of gongs, the flotilla cast off and sailed away down river. Life and sport in China Second Edition
When the scarf is the right length, cast off.
Cast off up there, Nick!" called Hardenberg from the wheel. A Deal in Wheat and Other Stories of the New and Old West
They cast off their boat yesterday morning.
While there are trained artists--perhaps inspired by Gaudí's early 20th-century mosaics or Marcel Duchamp's readymades--who sculpt and construct large-scale artworks made from repurposed cast offs, many more are dreamers with ordinary day jobs who abhor waste, have a penchant for collecting, and seize upon an unstoppable urge to create something beautiful from the flotsam and jetsam modern life. Trash Art: California's Artistic Recycling Revolution
An ophiuroid can easily cast off portions of an arm if attacked by a predator.
Mr Brown cast off his daughter when she married an old rich man.
In February 2004, volunteers cast off their veils to install a 350 ft water pipe and 150 ft of waste piping.
Too often, graphic novels are cast off as nothing more than kid stuff, pronounced so be people who say the word comics with a sneer.
At the end of the row, cast off seven stitches.
Opponents concede she makes a persuasive case for change but she has failed to cast off sectarian baggage. Times, Sunday Times
For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. Nelson Mandela
Mr Brown cast off his daughter when she married an old rich man.
The reform of economics and development, want those who cast off doctrinairism book worship to manacle.
Now the hard winter has gone, we can cast off our winter clothing.
After towing Warrnambool for about 15 minutes over a distance of 2 miles at slow speed, the tow was cast off and recovered by Warrnambool.
I need to cast off the boardies of adolescence and assume the Speedos of the bodysurfing master before I will be considered for admission to the inner circle.
Crocker had an instance of this nature in a man with tylosis palmae, in which the skin was cast off every autumn, but the process lasted two months. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
The ship had seven short masts, and though the sails were furled, the ship gave a sudden lurch as the lines were cast off, and began sliding away from the dock in such a way that it seemed the dock itself was receding from them.
They cast off their clothes and jumped in the pool.
Don't cast off, but enter a second program that will decrease from the measurement you have to the waist.
The essay exhorts women to cast off their servitude to husbands and priests.
It is time we cast off the shackles of this oppressive existence and let liberty, personal responsibility and social tolerance flourish in New Zealand.
He took the tarpaulin from the breech and the tampion from the muzzle, cast off the lashings which secured it, and saw that the swivel moved freely in the socket and the trunnions freely in the crotch. Mr. Midshipman Easy
It was a dream in which man cast off his atomic individuality, as the lycanthrope surrendered to the multiplicity of the wolf pack.
Once the bow has been pushed away from the dock, cast off stern spring, brace around foreyards on a starboard tack.
Mr Brown cast off his daughter when she married an old rich man.
We climb into our small rowing boat and the oarsman unties the ropes to cast off. EXTINCTION: Evolution and the End of Man
This leisure class soon learned that, ironically, it had to fend off doughiness and ill health with the very physical activity it had managed to cast off. Let's Get Cultural: Cycling Causes Importance
He wanted to cast off the shirt of Nessus that he had pulled over himself. THE OPEN DOOR
A central and crucial lesson was that people had to cast off the blinkers of local self-interest.
If I tried to cast off my burden on this fantasm, that it might find rest there, it sank through the vacuum and came rushing down again upon me. Confessions and Enchiridion, newly translated and edited by Albert C. Outler
As red giants age, they eventually cast off the outer layers of their surfaces.
The essay exhorts women to cast off their servitude to husbands and priests.
After a few months in the goldfields, he had cast off genteel reserve and adopted the confident, tough-guy pose suited to his new status as a brash fortune-seeker.
There was a fresh easterly breeze blowing when the double canoe -- or raft, as they agreed to term her -- cast off from alongside the _Mohawk_, and under its influence the craft, with one leeboard down, slid across the Javari at a speed that was as surprising as it was gratifying. In Search of El Dorado
They cast off their clothes and jumped in the pool.
Though she was taken in tow by the steam tug Dominion, she was filling rapidly and in two hours, before they reached water shallow enough to beach her, the tow had to be cast off.
He cranked the engine, cast off the bow and stern lines, and moved quickly out of the harbor.
Her washboard is not some cast off piece of junk, more a statement of gleaming health and efficiency.
For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. Nelson Mandela
You could cast off the lawsuit by using a pre-pack administration. Times, Sunday Times
As soon as the bell rang, the captain gave orders to cast off, and the voyage began.
[6] This expression of Josephus, that the Medes, upon this destruction of the Assyrian army, "overthrew" the Assyrian empire, seems to be too strong; for although they immediately cast off the Assrian yoke, and set up Deioces, a king of their own, yet it was some time before the Medes and Babylonians overthrew Nineveh, and some generations ere the Antiquities of the Jews
Needless to say I jumped in plugged it and then cast off (she actually got up on a plane which was impressive) with the pump on. Tales From The Boat Ramp
Joined by Peter Horne, Chris Shred and Bert Lancaster he cast off and headed to a spot six nautical miles north-north-west of Thursday Island.
The blinds in the living room cast off an eerie glow of white light, slants thrown across the room.
They aimed to beach her, but the inrush of water was too great and the tugs had to cast off as she sank to the sandy bottom a mile from Rame Head at 10.30 pm.
Have your dream...What you need now more than anything is discipline. Cast off mere words. Words turn into stone. Haruki Murakami
I searched the Internet and found Web sites that had actual movies of how to cast on as well as knit, purl, and cast off.
And yet we can afford to trifle it away; yea, and to allow ourselves in this, and wilfully to cast off the greatest works of God.
The millionaire cast off his daughter when she married a poor young man.
For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. Nelson Mandela
Landing there from an American whaling-vessel, and in sailor costume, he cast off his tarry "togs," and took to land-life in California. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea
Crocker had an instance of this nature in a man with tylosis palmæ, in which the skin was cast off every autumn, but the process lasted two months. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. Nelson Mandela
It dawns on the man, in allegorical death, that it is neither possible nor necessary to cast off the trappings of culture that comprise his conditioned life, nor need he cross any putative hallowed threshold to gain the freedom embodied by the Law (a law being the one thing that is not subject to itself), because he realizes that freedom is always already the case on either side of the gate. Kafka and the Coincidence of Opposites
The meteor display, known as the Geminid meteor shower because it appears to radiate from near the star Castor in the constellation Gemini, is thought to be the result of debris cast off from an asteroid-like object called 3200 Phaeton. News Channel 9: Local News
I call that mind free which through confidence in God and in the power of virtue has cast off all fear but that of wrong-doing, which no menace or peril can enthrall, which is calm in the midst of tumults, and possesses itself though all else be lost. How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune
An inspired cast offer up an honest reflection of the difficulties that young people can face - no small feat, in today's movie environment..
The first series of Lost finished in the UK a few days ago, and we can safely say that anything happening to the cast off-screen is infinitely more interesting than their on-screen exploits.
The essay exhorts women to cast off their servitude to husbands and priests.
Soon CGS Varuna was cast off, with her quartermaster and sailor saluting the two stationary IN survey ships, Sutlej and Jamuna.
The English department is a living graveyard of all the dead and discredited ideologies that have been cast off by other departments.
A nearly full complement of 673 passengers cast off from the city dock this day, dark with continuous rain.
Baker tells us, "not to neglect the _skins_ these animals cast off three times before they begin to spin; for the eyes, mouth, teeth, ornaments of the head, and many other parts may be discovered better in the _cast_-off skins than in the real animal. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 381, July 18, 1829
It showed me also that Jesus Christ had yet a word of grace and mercy for me, that He had not, as I had feared, quite forsaken and cast off my soul; yea, this was a kind of chide for my proneness to desperation; a kind of threatening of me, if I did not, notwithstanding my sins, and the heinousness of them, venture my salvation upon the Son of God. Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners
But I cal'lated 'bout soon's Am'zon anchored here I'd cast off moorin's myself. Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper
‘I believe it would be a profound mistake to cast off the experience of the past or to allow our current amicability to relieve us of the need to consider less sunny possibilities,’ he said.
In the meantime, he had cast off his accursed plaything and leapt over the railings like a boxer over the paregoric ropes which would have garroted him had he not been both careful and proficient.
We climb into our small rowing boat and the oarsman unties the ropes to cast off. EXTINCTION: Evolution and the End of Man
While there are trained artists--perhaps inspired by GaudÃ's early 20th-century mosaics or Marcel Duchamp's readymades--who sculpt and construct large-scale artworks made from repurposed cast offs, many more are dreamers with ordinary day jobs who abhor waste, have a penchant for collecting, and seize upon an unstoppable urge to create something beautiful from the flotsam and jetsam modern life. Trash Art: California's Artistic Recycling Revolution
I'm not sure that I want to do this (1x1 rib is tortuous) so I'll most likely do the standard 1x1 rib and cast off in 1x1 rib.
Have your dream...What you need now more than anything is discipline. Cast off mere words. Words turn into stone. Haruki Murakami
In short, he imitated the serpents, who cast off their exuviae, that, being stripped of their old age, they may gather new strength. Commentary on Genesis - Volume 2
Don't cast off, but enter a second program that will decrease from the measurement you have to the waist.
Don't cast off, but enter a second program that will decrease from the measurement you have to the waist.
Cast off a calculation determining how much space copy will take up when typeset.
With the shackles of the world cast off, he ventures off into the unknown, braving the storm to find the rainbow on the other side - just as he wants.
I've cast off your book and think it will come to about 150 pages when it's printed.
For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. Nelson Mandela
For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. Nelson Mandela
After all, more and more people devote themselves to the contemporary arts, which makes people cast off from different forms of parochially traditional interests.
Now the hard winter has gone, we can cast off our winter clothing.
There is a rare and curious condition known as "deciduous skin" or keratolysis, in which the owners possess a skin, which, like that of a serpent, is periodically cast off, that of the limbs coming off like the finger of a glove. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
I'm working a provisional cast on as I think that I'm going to cast off in a picot edging.
Because the bone, weakened, approaching the stage of dissolution, is no longer able to cast off the mineral deposits thrust in upon it by the natural functions of the body. THE REJUVENATION OF MAJOR RATHBONE
Mr Brown cast off his daughter when she married an old rich man.
In the meantime, he had cast off his accursed plaything and leapt over the railings like a boxer over the paregoric ropes which would have garroted him had he not been both careful and proficient.
When about 50 yards from the shore the pinnaces cast off, leaving the boats to be rowed to the beach by their naval crews, under covering fire from the warships.
The essay exhorts women to cast off their servitude to husbands and priests.
For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. Nelson Mandela
Works harder than a soldier ant and has cast off a difficult season. Times, Sunday Times
In an action against the tug owners, there was a plea of contributory negligence in failing to cast off the towline when danger was imminent.
Knit two rows and bind off for a round neck or cast off for a V-neck.
As soon as the bell rang, the captain gave orders to cast off, and the voyage began.
The tail by which it has been moving is cast off, and the head containing the chromosomes and the centrosome enters the egg, forming what is called the male pronucleus (Figs. 35-38, _mn_). The Story of the Living Machine A Review of the Conclusions of Modern Biology in Regard to the Mechanism Which Controls the Phenomena of Living Activity
It took moments for it to cast off its battleful ways and resume its accustomed course of thought. The Red Badge of Courage
Yet both courtyards call the resident gardeners to cast off clippers and broom and live in the garden itself: welcoming friends, soaking up sunshine, cherishing solitude.
He cast off, heading out to the bay.
Have your dream...What you need now more than anything is discipline. Cast off mere words. Words turn into stone. Haruki Murakami
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Here I cannot afford to be remembering what I said or did, my scurf cast off, but what I am and aspire to become.
There is a rare and curious condition known as ` ` deciduous skin '' or keratolysis, in which the owners possess a skin, which, like that of a serpent, is periodically cast off, that of the limbs coming off like the finger of a glove. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
One anchor lifted, t'other chain shortened in, tops'ls and t'gallants'ls cast off, ready to cant her at the right moment -- Lady Good-for-Nothing
Works harder than a soldier ant and has cast off a difficult season. Times, Sunday Times
While the fallen have long since cast off their earthly form, the land which cradled them and shared their suffering will never disappear.
Over clear pools, that solitude must bide, await your sowing like a holy bride, to cast off widowhood when you draw near.
Owing to its peculiar nature, the hard outer skin, which is of horny, or, as it is called, 'chitinous' nature, cannot grow gradually, and so the skin has to be cast off periodically. Chatterbox, 1905.
Have your dream...What you need now more than anything is discipline. Cast off mere words. Words turn into stone. Haruki Murakami
Across the globe, attempts to cast off the shackles of capitalist oppression met similar fates.
As soon as the bell rang, the captain gave orders to cast off, and the voyage began.
The Sweden Democrats are among those who have cast off neo-fascist roots and projected a more polished, mainstream image, in a quest to match the electoral success of similar groups such as the Danish People's Party and the Dutch Party for Freedom. Attacks Cast Light on Far-Right Views
No sooner, too, had the hands jumped into the rigging and the studdingsail halliards and tacks been cast off by the watch on deck and the downhauls and sheets manned, than the "first luff," pitching his voice to yet a higher key, sang out in rapid sequence, "Topmast stu'ns'l downhaul -- haul taut -- clew up -- all down! Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant
It is because you and I are defiled that we have been wandering lost and confused through samsara for limitless kalpas; and that we cannot immediately cast off wrong thinking and see our original nature.
We're long past the point where we need to cast off GDP-growth targets and segue to a sustainable model, such as SSE (steady state economics) with increasing * quality* of goods, but not increasing * quanity*. Obama adviser: 'It's gonna be a long, hard slog getting out of this'
As soon as we had completed the stowage of the blubber, and washed the ships and people's clothes, we cast off on the 6th, taking in tow the carcass of the whale (technically called the "crang") for our friends at Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 2
As soon as the bell rang, the captain gave orders to cast off, and the voyage began.
Broadcast offers titles ranging from classic Westerns to 50s b-movie sci-fi.
The fisherman cast off the rope and set the boat adrift.
Works harder than a soldier ant and has cast off a difficult season. Times, Sunday Times
Mr Brown cast off his daughter when she married an old rich man.

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