downcast
Example Sentences
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Spurs interim manager Igor Tudor looks downcast during the home defeat by Nottingham Forest in the Premier League.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
US private-sector hiring data released Wednesday painted a downcast picture of the job market in the world's biggest economy, especially among small businesses.
From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025
They may feel downcast that you’ll be moving farther away from where they live.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025
The next day he was quiet and downcast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
She sat with eyes downcast as Roose Bolton bid them drink to Lady Arya.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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