Sentence examples for retreat inside from inspiring English sources

"I felt like a zombie inside, and all I wanted to do was sit down and retreat inside myself," he wrote.

Some wearing black balaclavas, they smashed windows and quickly forced the riot police on the steps of the building to retreat inside, seizing some of their shields as they did so.

When the sun slips behind the surrounding hills, they retreat inside to sink drams of whisky by the wood-burning fire.

Though it is practical to select a site near a badger sett, the shooting must not take place so close to the entrance (at least 30m away) that a wounded badger can retreat inside before a follow-up shot can be taken.

If you want to retreat inside, there are some interesting places to go.

If you grew up in Florida, you are programmed to retreat inside as soon as you see dark clouds.

Then Mr Suzuki retreats inside, to his iPad.

We secured it with rope and retreated inside just before the sky opened up.

Ruth retreated inside and watched the child trudge back to the aubergine house, the sliver of which was so unpleasantly visible.

And in Chicago, even the polar bear at the Lincoln Park zoo retreated inside as the weather dropped to a record low of -26C.

We must endure floods, tornadoes, cyclones, hurricanes, hailstorms and ice storms as best we can, usually by retreating inside and swearing.