"Just a manner of speaking, love," Bob told her, but then retreated to another table, still within earshot.

He seemed to have retreated somewhere within himself, to a place where she was not welcome.

Her first tendency when feeling cornered was to retreat within herself, shut the door, and stew.

We could, perhaps, hold our ground here for a while, then retreat back within the walls of the city.

After his wife died five years ago, Kane had seemed to retreat within himself.

But slowly they all began to retreat within the spillings of the cloud.

Chamberlain let his eyes close down to the slits, retreating within himself.

Old One retreated deep within herself, searching for the solution she knew she must find.

For a long moment, he retreated within his consciousness, mastering his fear.

Qui-Gon hesitated, closed his eyes, and retreated deep within himself.