upcast

Example Sentences

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There she is with her upcast eyes, unknowable sorrow and perfect sympathy.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2024

As if by magic the solemn, quiet calm of the polar night was broken by a series of tornado-like gusts, and soon the responsive ice-field quivered as though upcast by a marine earthquake.

From True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World by Greely, Adolphus W.

The fire should be kept as thin and bright as possible, to reduce the amount of smoke in the upcast.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various

"Then let us send a message to Mr. Winton," she suggested, playing the part of the capricious ingenue to the very upcast of a pair of mischievous eyes.

From A Fool for Love by Lynde, Francis

Suddenly the child stretched out his hands to him, and with upcast, beseeching face, and eyes that seemed to be seeing far off, came close to his knee.

From Weighed and Wanting by MacDonald, George