cast down

Definition of cast downnext
as in sad
feeling unhappiness newly widowed, he was cast down at the thought of being alone once again

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Recent Examples of cast down The fruit-forward drinks seem cast down from the berry-rich fields of Oregon, and for a breakfast snack there’s biscuits and gravy. John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 20 June 2025 Even strong series face all sorts of obstacles with budgets and cast down the road. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025 The show did a solid job of distilling what was a very long marooning mat chat between host and cast down to a few essential minutes, but there were a few fun moments that did not make the final edit. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025 In a prayer later called the Magnificat, Mary, the mother of Jesus, praises the glory and power of God who casts down the mighty and raises the lowly. Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cast down
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Adjective
  • One of the saddest bits of it, actually!
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Sister Jean would pass away at age 106 this past October, a sad metaphor for the fate of Cinderella.
    Greg Cote Updated March 23, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • But there are so many other parts of Nigeria, unhappy in their union, who would also want that privilege.
    Obi Anyadike, semafor.com, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The matter then came before the Board of Supervisors, which was caught between a sea of unhappy constituents and the possibility of a costly legal battle if the plan was not approved.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • First, when shares are at a depressed value, investors can move more of them into the tax-free account.
    Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Dee labeled Angie as depressed, bipolar, lacking empathy, narcissistic, et cetera.
    R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • His heartbroken daughter told the Daily News just days after the attack that he was not expected to survive.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
  • My heart goes out to the heartbroken family of Sheridan Gorman.
    Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • So then life becomes miserable, and a footballer that’s unhappy doesn’t perform.
    Stuart James, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Hurricanes lead to power failures that make heat waves more miserable.
    Mark Gongloff, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • To be sure, few freedom-loving people are sorry to see Iran’s late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, gone.
    Storer H. Rowley, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
  • But only sorry until the Gershwin got so irresistibly underway.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • What's worse are diesel prices.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The family had made the three-day journey west based on reports that autism services in Colorado would be better, but in the upheaval of a move, Ethan had gotten worse and thrown his father into a wall.
    Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • But for Bo Chen, senior research fellow from the National University of Singapore’s East Asian Institute, this sense of melancholy forms only part of the story.
    Matthew Chin,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Also emotional, sometimes spirited, and other times melancholy are the songs, which Cotillard lip-synced.
    Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026

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“Cast down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cast%20down. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.

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