Sentence examples for withdrawn man from inspiring English sources

A reticent, slightly withdrawn man, he is now aged 58, and a widower with two grown-up children.

Michael Rigas, a small, withdrawn man, appeared relieved yesterday as he left the courthouse after a trial that lasted four months.

Sir Angus Grossart assured me that Brudenell enjoyed being called "Mr Bean" by his friends: "From an austere, withdrawn man there emerged a lively and witty spirit with an 18th-century landowner's frame of mind".

A taciturn, withdrawn man, with a quiet confidence that drove many sportswriters into a frenzy of criticism, Alf Ramsey had said, quite simply, upon his appointment, that England would win the World Cup in 1966, and, indeed, he had said little else in the intervening time.

The fall of life's dice (he's fought gruelling mental difficulties all his adult life) has made Harrell a withdrawn man, but his music sparkles and dances with optimism and warmth – more so in his late 60s, it seems, than at any time in a career that has seen him constantly record, write for all kinds of jazz ensembles, and invite comparisons with some of the most famous names in music.

Arranged in four sections that span the seasons, her novel is set in an unnamed town on the Cork coast rather like the one where Baume now lives, with Ray, a withdrawn man in his late 50s – "Too old for starting over, too young for giving up" – pouring out his pent-up feelings to an unprepossessing mutt called One Eye, who lost the other to a badger in a fight.

Joel Barish is a withdrawn, greyish man, played with uncharacteristic restraint by Jim Carrey.

Classmates, family friends and neighbours said the tall, withdrawn young man had always seemed more shy than violent.

The suspect was described by those who knew him as a withdrawn, inconspicuous man of short height with shoulder-length hair, and a short stubbly beard.

A person who knew him well at that time describes him as a quiet, withdrawn young man, who was increasingly disillusioned by his failure to make a living as a writer.

Colleagues said that Farook was quiet and withdrawn — a man who loved fixing up cars and was a devout Muslim.