Sentence examples for rather withdrawn from inspiring English sources

His spirit is rather withdrawn — maybe because of his job he wanted to express himself obliquely".

His former boss described him as quiet and rather withdrawn but naturally gift for his work.

He became an institution while remaining a quiet, rather withdrawn figure, secure in the routines of his marriage.

Xavier's father is a businessman, his mother a hippie; he's a handsome young man, but conventional and rather withdrawn, and not quite sure who he is.

Isolation had caused them to be rather withdrawn and cautious toward one another.

What of those whose dementia makes them violent rather than withdrawn or frustrated?

Just a few lines down, he writes: "John did not grow up to be fearless, independent and free, as Russell's theory demanded that he should, but rather inhibited, withdrawn and anxious.

Minimally, things tend to go hedonically better for people who are actively engaged with people, activities, and projects rather than withdrawn or unmotivated.

However, the charity's proposal was denied by the Fairmount Park Historic Preservation Trust -- rather than withdrawn due to concerns from neighbors, as Margolies claimed at the forum.

When we begin to get curious rather than defensive and seek lean into rather than withdraw from the presenting situation, things can begin to change rapidly.

But rather than withdraw the ingredient, they decided to re-draw the definition.