cast down
Example Sentences
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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
They began picking their way down the beach, eyes cast down as they searched for the right white splotches.
From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2023
"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
I learned to walk down those rich streets, eyes humbly cast down, with no sense of what lay ten feet in front of me, but with an exquisite awareness of what was on either side.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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