Yet in the main they did not threaten man, only continued to withdraw further.
She'd always been a quiet person, but now she was withdrawing even further.
He withdrew further into himself as the time for his transfer approached.
His health declined, and he withdrew further from musical activities.
But I will not further withdraw the veil of our mysteries.
With each one, she seemed to withdraw further into her original mask of emotional distance.
When his father walked out, his mother withdrew further into a world of faith.
His father, always a distant figure, withdrew even further.
He withdrew further into himself for his continued sanity.
He had only just time to withdraw further still into the angle of the doorway, when Rateau passed by.