Williamson retreated into solitude once again.
He retreats into solitude and finally shoots himself.
Either you play your difference for all it is worth, or you retreat into solitude.
Yet, over the past decade, Qaboos has retreated into solitude, cultivating an image that is benevolent but aloof.
She holds a private conviction that "she would renounce the world and its ten thousand excruciations" to "retreat into solitude and live her life as an ascetic," even as she doubts her "own freedom to make such decisions".
Following the incident, Scheer retreated into solitude.
She spent time with Bill Clinton and Al Gore, was behind the scenes with Barack Obama and John McCain, touched up Donald Trump, and made Hillary Clinton look so good "everybody thought she had a face lift". When Amber died, Blevens didn't retreat into solitude.
Since becoming State Counsellor, in 2016, however, she has retreated into the solitude of her former life.
The first memoir reads like a character study, with the lens trained on Leon — his charm and popularity (he played cards with the king!), his exile from his homeland ("Take us back to Cairo," he cries), his innumerable losses, his retreat into solitude and prayer, and his slow demise in a nursing home.
"Time" examines the manner in which its passage can control one's life and offers a stark warning to those who remain focused on mundane aspects; it is followed by a retreat into solitude and withdrawal in "Breathe (Reprise)".
Socrates philosophized on the streets of Athens and at dinner parties with other individuals and groups of people, rather than just retreating into an isolated place where he could have enjoyed quiet solitude and uninterrupted time to think.
