He picked up Om, who had withdrawn completely into his shell.

The snail withdrew into its shell, clearing the aisle ahead.

I'd spoken more directly than I usually do and she retreated a little, withdrawing into her shell.

A year later, he described himself as "a snail withdrawn into its shell".

The snail dragon withdrew most of itself into its shell.

Why they withdrew into their shell, I don't know.

But it would be good to see him project a little, and not withdraw into his shell.

Americans are again withdrawing into their shell, trying to hide from the strange and the distant.

If a snail is tapped on the head with a stick, it quickly withdraws into its shell.

Shahid withdrew into his shell "How many times have you had illicit sexual relations with a man?"