Sentence examples for withdrawn looking from inspiring English sources

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By contrast, one 1953 image of Marilyn Monroe shows her as wistful and withdrawn, looking into the distance with an air of abstraction, her hands nervously fingering the loosened bow at the waist of her gown.

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Jane is now fearful of the 'perceived' alliance between Joe and his manager and is starting to withdraw, looking at her options.

Steinhoff attempted to buy Home Retail Group, the owner of Argos, this year, but withdrew after looking over the company's books in the face of competition from Sainsbury's.

But, Richardson argues, "in private, he was critical of the Communists and very upset by the brutality of the Soviets, but he was stuck – he couldn't withdraw without looking like a turncoat.

But because the quoted interest rates were too high, the applicants withdrew and looked elsewhere.

"But if you have an individual who seeks out threats too much or has a low threshold for what they consider threatening … they're more likely to withdraw and look shy".

"We are a consent-based organization, and if consent is withdrawn, you are looking at a radically different and terrifying situation for the people on the ground," said one official at the Department of Peacekeeping Operations in New York, speaking anonymously because he was not authorized to speak publicly.

Don't Isolate: Talk over your anxieties rather than withdrawing or looking for someone to blame them on; try not to pick fights, we're all on edge.

Bacon looked withdrawn, as if in another world.

"She used to look withdrawn, like a bag lady, but since meeting Sam, she's broken out of her shell — she's a new person.

Maribor had started the game with attacking intent but became increasingly withdrawn, as Chelsea looked capable of scoring every time they went forward.

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