cast gloom

Frequency: 5.02.9 per million words

To spread a feeling of sadness over an event or situation.

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Examples (10)

  • The accident report cast a pall of gloom over the morning meeting.
  • Talk of his ill health cast gloom over the celebrations.
  • The postponement has cast a deep gloom across the fan base.
  • Her sudden resignation cast a general gloom over the department.
  • Rumors of layoffs are casting a long gloom over the industry.
  • The weak earnings will cast renewed gloom on the markets tomorrow.
  • The scandal had already cast a pervasive gloom over the campaign.
  • Nothing could cast more gloom over the reunion than the news of the storm.
  • The defeat cast an unmistakable gloom over the dressing room.
  • Even the music couldn't lift the lingering gloom that the forecast had cast over the festival.