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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

If these questions give off a strong smell of the seminar room, do not be cast down: There is plenty of fun, and truly adorable stuff, to be consumed.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2024

I brushed my teeth with my eyes cast down at the sink.

From Salon • May 29, 2023

"I see," Songmi says, her eyes cast down.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2023

The captain of the distressed vessel, at last heeding the injunction, cast down his bucket, and it came up full of fresh sparkling water from the mouth of the Amazon River.'

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison




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