Johnny Ramone

For all my success with the Ramones, I carried around fury and intensity during my career. I had an image, and that image was anger. I was the one who was always scowling, downcast. I tried to make sure I looked like that when I was getting my picture taken.

American Musician

Anne Frank

I have often been downcast but never in despair; I regard our hiding as a dangerous adventure, romantic and interesting at the same time. In my diary, I treat all the privations as amusing.

German Writer

Charles Spurgeon

I would go to the deeps a hundred times to cheer a downcast spirit. It is good for me to have been afflicted, that I might know how to speak a word in season to one that is weary.

British Clergyman

Use 'downcast' to describe someone who's feeling low or sad in a gentle, sympathetic way.

Emotional State

'Downcast' suggests a slight sadness, without extreme emotions like anger or misery.

Subtle Hint

'Downcast' is less intense than despair, indicating a temporary and milder type of sadness.

Not Despair

When using 'downcast' to describe eyes or gaze, ensure context indicates sadness, not just direction.

Avoid Misinterpretation

'Downcast' indicates a kind of quiet sadness that is visible in someone's posture or face.

Subdued Manner

 down with us and this lovely charming highly educated family we had a really nice time and at the end of dinner I said you know I asked his permission to be inside the dome and he said no absolutely not and so I I went back to my apartment a little you know downcast and about 4 o'clock in the morning a woman came to

A Camera, Two Kids and a...

 How? Well, here's one important piece. The downcast glance, the dirty look, the raised eyebrow, the cough When people went on too long or lost the crowd, they didn't get banned or blocked or hauled out by the police, they just got this soft, negative social feedback.