1. The bad news cast a pall over the evening.

2. News of her death cast a pall over the event.

3. The unrest has cast a pall over what is usually a day of national rejoicing.

4. (1 Timothy 1:11; 6:15) When he attended a wedding feast —typically an event marked by music, singing, and rejoicing— he was not there to cast a pall over the occasion.

5. The worry now is that a bursting property bubble might do damage to China's lenders, ruin local exchequers and cast a pall over its economy—and the countries which sell to it.