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His piercing blue eyes cast down briefly at the floor as he thought about the moment he almost pushed himself past his limits.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2024

"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

Or, metaphorically, she says, “Caste is the wordless usher in a darkened theater, flashlight cast down in the aisles, guiding us to our assigned seats for a performance.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 19, 2022

Many were cast down in ruin, but many more replaced them, and Orcs sprang up them like apes in the dark forests of the South.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien




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