Sentence examples for been cast upon from inspiring English sources
verb
To move, or be moved, away.
Many artists who gathered there had been cast upon the unpeopled shores of SoHo by the cultural tidal waves of 1968.
— A few boos and critical eyes had been cast upon the Rangers after they opened their American League division series with a shutout loss.
Now further doubt has been cast upon Abdellatif's convictions, with court documents stating that the evidence given against him on the remaining charges was obtained by torture, including electric shocks.
Zainabb Hull, 23, London Living in Northern Ireland, I am concerned the effects a leave vote has on political stability here with votes having been cast upon traditional party lines – green and orange politics prevailing.
With fun, you laugh when you're told to, and not before... Listening to Wright's "That's How Strong My Love Is" I had to admit that the couplet "If I were a fish that had been cast upon the land/I would stay there if you would let me hold your hand" doesn't work.
Anderson's casting effectively reflects this distribution of power: on the one hand, there is Day-Lewis, in his last film performance ever; on the other, a newcomer from Luxembourg, Vicky Krieps, who might have remained unknown had the light of the great star not been cast upon her.
People come to see the trout too, they surface when popcorn is cast upon the water.
Suspicion was cast upon the provenance of the Euphronios krater almost as soon as its purchase was announced.
Even with a new tattoo adorning her shaved head, the poor love can't escape attention being cast upon her hidden curves.
Moreover, they argue that patients dying in hospital tend not to be cast upon the waters, but rather cremated or buried in community burial grounds.
