A comic gives children the opportunity to retreat into their own world; it is a very private thing.

Long ago she had retreated from all the suffering into her own world.

He was retreating again into his own world of physics, unpersuaded that there had really been a murder attempt.

Fouts gradually retreated into their world, teasing and talking the hours away in sign language.

Pat Nixon, ignored by her husband, retreated into her own private world.

Their mother, in mourning for the musical career she never had, retreated into her own private world.

In fact, he seemed to Bolan to retreat deeper into his world of vengeance and hate.

Whenever my work got boring, I could retreat into my own private world of gambling.

Unable to please them, she retreated into her own world of books and writing.

Joey had retreated even further into his private world.