cast down
Example Sentences
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"I see," Songmi says, her eyes cast down.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2023
His face glows for much of the episode "The Pine Barrens," cast down into a screen.
From Salon • Aug. 28, 2022
Interviewed on Sky News last week, with eyes cast down and head hanging, he looked deflated and dejected as he repeatedly apologized for “misjudgment” in attending the May 2020 garden party.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2022
Instead of clothes, she was wrapped in a towel, eyes cast down in a vacant stare, a photo taken during the visit shows.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2021
We made our way through the crush, our visages cast down, little liking the press of people.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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