downcast
adjective
down·cast
ˈdau̇n-ˌkast 
Examples of downcast in a Sentence
There were a lot of downcast faces in the crowd.
her downcast gaze made us realize that she was shy
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Their faces were downcast or covered by their hands.
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Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2023
With his offhanded singsong delivery, spare instrumentation and arsenal of songs that manage to be simultaneously downcast and extravagant, Drake has wielded an outsized influence on the sound of mainstream hip-hop and even R&B the past decade.
—Brian McCollum, USA TODAY, 9 July 2023
She’s a housewife, always a bit downcast, or least quiet and reserved.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 16 Jan. 2023
In one video, irate workers surrounded a silent, downcast manager in a conference room to voice grievances and question their Covid test results.
—Fortune, 23 Nov. 2022
In one video, irate workers surrounded a silent, downcast manager in a conference room to voice grievances and question their COVID test results.
—BostonGlobe.com, 23 Nov. 2022
On Tuesday morning, Buster, wearing a downcast expression, pulled up in his gray GMC Yukon outside the Georgia apartment, then carried a basket of laundry inside before leaving.
—Fox News, 14 Nov. 2022
One of the Elizabeth II loans here (stamped with the insignia of her great-grandfather, Edward VII) is a drawing by Hans Holbein, depicting a woman with downcast eyes and a slight double chin.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2022
There also is an approach that has proven uplifting during this somewhat downcast time for the Heat.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Nov. 2022
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Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2023
With his offhanded singsong delivery, spare instrumentation and arsenal of songs that manage to be simultaneously downcast and extravagant, Drake has wielded an outsized influence on the sound of mainstream hip-hop and even R&B the past decade.
—Brian McCollum, USA TODAY, 9 July 2023
She’s a housewife, always a bit downcast, or least quiet and reserved.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 16 Jan. 2023
In one video, irate workers surrounded a silent, downcast manager in a conference room to voice grievances and question their Covid test results.
—Fortune, 23 Nov. 2022
In one video, irate workers surrounded a silent, downcast manager in a conference room to voice grievances and question their COVID test results.
—BostonGlobe.com, 23 Nov. 2022
On Tuesday morning, Buster, wearing a downcast expression, pulled up in his gray GMC Yukon outside the Georgia apartment, then carried a basket of laundry inside before leaving.
—Fox News, 14 Nov. 2022
One of the Elizabeth II loans here (stamped with the insignia of her great-grandfather, Edward VII) is a drawing by Hans Holbein, depicting a woman with downcast eyes and a slight double chin.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2022
There also is an approach that has proven uplifting during this somewhat downcast time for the Heat.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Nov. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1521, in the meaning defined at sense 2
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