look down
Example Sentences
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"I forgot to look down until I heard our baby's cry. I saw her face, gasping just as she did. Her eyes, wide and unfocused, taking in the light and shadow, blinking rapidly."
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
He told Christopher that his father’s death felt like a big mix-up, and that sometimes he would look down the street and imagine him walking home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Max Cady either validates the paranoia of upstanding men obsessed with protecting or dominating women, or the disdain felt by those whom such men look down upon.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
“I put my hand on my lid, I look down, and I close my eyes,” Cervantes said of his superstition.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
Then he glances back up at me, and I look down at the fish.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
