cast a pall on/over
idiom
: to give (something) an unhappy mood
Their argument cast a pall on the party.
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But their disappointing outcome cast a pall on the sector and drove many investors away.
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Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 1 July 2025
Sunday’s Game 7, the 20th in NBA Finals history, remained close through the first half even after Haliburton’s injury cast a pall over the proceedings.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 June 2025
In the immediate aftermath of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, which causes the disease now referred to as COVID-19, the missteps of Chinese leaders cast a pall on their country’s global standing.
—Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2020
That brings us to Biden’s cancer, a diagnosis that surely cast a pall over the various book tours and panel discussions on what the Bidens and their handlers did or did not obscure.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
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Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 1 July 2025
Sunday’s Game 7, the 20th in NBA Finals history, remained close through the first half even after Haliburton’s injury cast a pall over the proceedings.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 June 2025
In the immediate aftermath of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, which causes the disease now referred to as COVID-19, the missteps of Chinese leaders cast a pall on their country’s global standing.
—Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2020
That brings us to Biden’s cancer, a diagnosis that surely cast a pall over the various book tours and panel discussions on what the Bidens and their handlers did or did not obscure.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
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“Cast a pall on/over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cast%20a%20pall%20on%2Fover. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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