Friends say he has come out of his shell only recently.

It will be a few days before he comes out of his shell.

They were having trouble getting him out of his shell.

How difficult it is for him to break out of his shell.

It takes several days for the female to come out of her shell.

You ought to get out of your little private shell and take a look at the world.

A woman's efforts to bring her husband out of his shell with "How was your day?"

And people wonder why it's so difficult to get me to come out of my shell!

He's finally come out of his shell and shown some spirit.

And your Empire needed to break out of its shell.