The observable universe would actually shrink, as if surrounded by a black hole.
It took Miriam only an evening to appreciate how far her universe had shrunk.
The universe swiftly shrank to the size of the white hand clutching at his throat.
It almost seemed as if the universe were shrinking.
The universe is shrinking to a location inside you.
His entire universe had shrunk to a square a few hundred metres in area, the Kommandantur itself and no more.
That is, the universe will expand globally, but shrink locally.
When the shell began to dissipate, her universe shrank proportionately.
As the universe shrank so a prickly sense of danger grew, and her only defence was words.
He soon realized why: The universe was shrinking.