Explore Castaway through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like outcast or pariah. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Castaway meaning
- Cast adrift or ashore; marooned.
- Shipwrecked.
- Cast out; rejected or excluded from a group.
Synonyms of Castaway
Using Castaway
- The main meaning on this page is: Cast adrift or ashore; marooned. | Shipwrecked. | Cast out; rejected or excluded from a group.
- Useful related words include: outcast, pariah, ishmael, unfortunate.
- In the example corpus, castaway often appears in combinations such as: the castaway, and castaway, at castaway.
Context around Castaway
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Castaway
- In this selection, "castaway" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, movie, rustic, survivor, cove, debuts and features stand out and add context to how "castaway" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and one castaway could break and beautifully renovated castaway ballroom. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "castaway" sits close to words such as aarons, abra and accelerations, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with castaway
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
More information can be found on the Castaway website. (9 words)
It’s like the movie Castaway with my glitter ball as Wilson. (12 words)
The castaway that continues to control the decisions though is again, Angelina. (12 words)
Natural and sustainable wood panels are visible throughout the interiors, we're told, and the colour palette consists of light blues, greens and soft beiges 'staying true to the rustic castaway style that Soneva Fushi is known for'. (38 words)
Their journey to the Castaway island, and their plans for regeneration and adventure tourism there, will be outlined at the Scottish Tourism Alliance’s signature conference at P&J Live on March 12 and 13. (35 words)
What we’re listening to: Lin-Manuel Miranda on the BBC’s Desert Island Discs radio show, where he names the eight songs he’d take if he were a castaway. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
Hopefully you have a friend with a pool or maybe take a trip to Castaway Cove.
No coincidence that in almost all his movies, including Saving Private Ryan, Philadelphia, Sully, Forrest Gump and Castaway, he's the good guy.
The Green Room cocktail lounge at Castaway debuts an Alice In Wonderland-themed popup experience, "Through the Looking Glass," on Thursdays through Sundays from April.
Highly Sprung’s ‘CastAway’ features a unique gyroscopic flying machine and an all-female cast, immersing audiences in an underwater world where performers dive, twist, and float in the air.
Highly Sprung’s ‘CastAway’ is a stunning outdoor performance that explores the impact of today’s throwaway society on our waterways.
Their journey to the Castaway island, and their plans for regeneration and adventure tourism there, will be outlined at the Scottish Tourism Alliance’s signature conference at P&J Live on March 12 and 13.
The shot in the dark is a one in six chance of landing safe, making all the votes for that castaway null.
Unless you have a longstanding envy of Gilligan, Robinson Crusoe, and Tom Hanks’ character in “Castaway,” the island paradise of your dreams presumably includes both basic amenities and luxurious perks.
It’s like the movie Castaway with my glitter ball as Wilson.
Natural and sustainable wood panels are visible throughout the interiors, we're told, and the colour palette consists of light blues, greens and soft beiges 'staying true to the rustic castaway style that Soneva Fushi is known for'.
I need to replicate human interaction — kind of that Tom Hanks in “Castaway” vibe.
We asked Sample a version of the classic music-lover’s hypothetical: you’re a castaway with a turntable and only three old LPs of Down East humor.
What we’re listening to: Lin-Manuel Miranda on the BBC’s Desert Island Discs radio show, where he names the eight songs he’d take if he were a castaway.
Ace Chetty (28) is Kempton Park's own Survivor castaway in the latest season of this popular reality show.
Also, a tribal blindside could create a crack in the Mason-Dixon alliance, and one castaway could break the game wide open.
John, a 38-year-old professional wrestler from Los Angeles, CA, became the ninth castaway on Day 22 through a 7-3-2 vote at Tribal Council.
More information can be found on the Castaway website.
Opening Night at the AMC 16 Theatres will begin with celebrity arrivals, media red carpet and Opening Night Screening followed by the Opening Night Gala at the beautifully renovated Castaway Ballroom.
The castaway that continues to control the decisions though is again, Angelina.
The twist was that Navita got to choose what castaway from the losing tribe, Malolo, would face Ghost Island overnight.
Common combinations with castaway
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the castaway 3×
- and castaway 2×
- at castaway 2×
- sprung castaway 2×
- in castaway 2×
- castaway with 2×