downcast
adjective
down·cast
| \ ˈdau̇n-ˌkast
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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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Unlike the rest of the figures on the canvas his expression is downcast. — Los Angeles Times, "Ernie Barnes’ ‘Sugar Shack’: Why museum-goers line up to see ex-NFL player’s painting," 28 Aug. 2019 My name for Kostya was Eyeore, after the downcast mule in Winnie-the-Pooh. — Sam Patten, WIRED, "Kostya and Me: How Sam Patten Got Ensnared in Mueller’s Probe," 14 Aug. 2019 The upside of the downcast approach is that, rather than peers present and past who have cultivated sunnier associations, Eilish’s openness around difficult-to-discuss topics feels natural, even expected. — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, "Billie Eilish Gets Real About Her Struggles With Body Dysmorphia," 1 Aug. 2019 Dijae Banks leaned back in her chair with a downcast look after the foreman announced the jury had found her guilty of first-degree murder and three counts of home invasion. — Megan Crepeau, chicagotribune.com, "Woman convicted in killing of U.S. Rep. Danny Davis’ grandson in spat over gym shoes," 24 July 2019 Right there, in the woman’s hands, clasped tenderly around her neighbor’s ribcage as if to suture a gashing sob, those downcast eyes that wouldn’t reach yours, those faces only known from the side. — Emmanuel Iduma, The New York Review of Books, "‘Gone Like a Meteor’: Epitaph for the Lost Youth of the Biafran War," 30 May 2019 The Retrievers’ postgame locker room, while far from jubilant, was not quite as downcast as other locker rooms on the losing end of a game in a single-elimination tournament tend to be. — Marc Tracy, New York Times, "After Beating No. 1, U.M.B.C. Falls to a No. 9," 18 Mar. 2018 Seated in a Guadalajara hotel lounge last March, a downcast Brian Schmetzer divulged the bare and brutal truth of what lay ahead. — Geoff Baker, The Seattle Times, "How Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer held his record-setting team together through dark times," 30 Oct. 2018 Depressive episodes involve having a downcast mood lasting at least two weeks. — Korin Miller, SELF, "5 Bipolar Disorder Treatments You Should Know About," 30 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'downcast.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for downcast
downcast
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of downcast
: not happy, confident, or hopeful
of eyes
: looking downward
See the full definition for downcast in the English Language Learners Dictionary
downcast
adjective
down·cast
| \ ˈdau̇n-ˌkast
\
\
Kids Definition of downcast
1
: sad sense 1
a downcast face
2
: directed down
downcast eyes
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