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

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2024

Caleb's gentle frown was the upcast of paternal bewilderment, partly prideful, partly disconcerting.

From The Quickening by Ashe, E. M.

Thus for long the water stretched it, By the sun 'twas warmed and softened, To the land the billows drove it, On the beach a wave upcast it.

From Kalevala, The Land of the Heroes, Volume Two by Lönnrot, Elias

Then she knelt her down and prayed;   With her eyes upcast to heaven, down she sank upon the ground, And she prayed to God to tell her where the roses might be found.

From Poems Teachers Ask For, Book Two 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