downcast

[US]/'daʊnkɑːst/
[UK]/'daʊnkæst/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj.feeling low in spirits;moving or pointing downwards

Example Sentences

a downcast expression

stand with downcast eyes

her modestly downcast eyes.

Ashamed of his mistake, he stood with downcast eyes.

looked downcast after his defeat;

With downcast eyes I explained that I was not the person they all thought I was.

Real-world Examples

" Not so good, actually, " replied the little wizard, who looked thoroughly downcast.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

To think that he should now be so downcast in old age!

Source: Selected Modern Chinese Essays 1

The Ministry workers beside them fell silent, their eyes downcast; Harry could feel fear rippling through them.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

When he clocked off from his last shift on the last day he was downcast.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

I'm not too downcast. I've had a good innings. Seen and done a lot in my time.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Version) Season 6

And then he remembered the spelling, and was a little downcast.

Source: New Arabian Nights (Volume 1)

He had purple cheeks and downcast eyes.

Source: The Red and the Black (Part One)

Her eyes were downcast, her hands clenched.

Source: Family and the World (Part 2)

But Harry stood before them silent and downcast.

Source: New Arabian Nights (Volume 1)

And Meg's downcast face brightened as she spoke.

Source: "Little Women" original version

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