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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

He keeps his eyes cast down, intent on his work, and does not answer me.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone