cast down

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 on the Web His gaze, too, is cast down. New York Times, 23 June 2022 The beast has been killed, the brush has grown wild, and Elif strides out of the frame with her eyes cast down, carrying her Quran. Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2023 Also, he's cast down to Earth due to his arrogance. Kyle Munkittrick, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2011 Their gazes are steely, determined, grim, sometimes cast down. The Indianapolis Star, 8 Nov. 2022 See all Example Sentences for cast down 

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“Cast down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cast%20down. Accessed 11 Oct. 2024.

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