downcast
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The Haitians were paying taxes and refurbishing the downcast city; sometimes, they even refurbished houses they were only renting.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
Two of his most acclaimed full-length collections, 2002’s “Sea Change” and 2014’s “Morning Phase,” were downcast acoustic offerings steeped in heartbreak and loss informed by both British folk and California country-rock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Forte plays Kevin Avery, a downcast injury lawyer living in Albuquerque who begrudgingly accepts a new client, the tenacious Wile E. Coyote, in a trial against the Acme Corp.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Spurs interim manager Igor Tudor looks downcast during the home defeat by Nottingham Forest in the Premier League.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
Humility was a hard virtue for me to learn, for I did not like to be always meek, with downcast eyes.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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