Their chuckles seemed to make the walls recede a bit and the darkness not quite so dark.

Those walls have receded somewhat as the financial industry changed rapidly.

Then the walls receded again, and the light returned.

Dark to make walls and ceilings recede, light to come forward.

Dark blue walls recede into deep space and lend an evening atmosphere, as if one were attending a performance in the night air.

The walls melt and recede, while the floor remains the same.

The room seemed to draw away from her, the walls receding back into shadow until there was nothing in all the world but the book.

It makes you feel that the walls are receding and your living room is expanding into a sizable hall.

A horrific wall of green fire was receding away from them, towards the far side of the river.

The wall receded before us, billowing out like a giant curtain.