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
One more day to cast down the mighty, lift up the lowly and send the rich away.
From Salon • Aug. 27, 2023
"I see," Songmi says, her eyes cast down.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2023
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
Only one man in the kingdom seemed cast down: the man who’d been Hrothgar’s harper before the blind man came to make his bid.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
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