Their eyes locked, and Julia felt the world shrink until there was nothing but the two of them.
"The world had both shrunk and expanded at the same time."
His world had shrunk to almost nothing in the past few years.
Like an old man, the world shrinks a little with its years.
The world turned gray and light shrank to a point.
Once more our world shrank, tightened to hold only us three.
Now that he was gone, their world had shrunk considerably.
The world around her shrank away, as if she were looking at it from above.
Soon after, they will board a flight together, their world now shrunk to a team of 157 men.
Now his world has shrunk to this corner of the emergency room.