draw a veil over
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He is more judicious in covering the conspiracy theories hatched by disappointed seekers during the hunt and afterward, but let’s draw a veil over how the contest ended.
From Washington Post • May 21, 2021
As he told a fellow painter, "I wait for time to draw a veil over the common details, the unessential parts."
From Time Magazine Archive
It was – well, I think I shall draw a veil over that.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
I must draw a veil over the further development of those horrible pustules....
From The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life by Bullen, Frank T.
Such a meeting as this one between Jack and his long-lost parents is indescribable, and we must draw a veil over the first few hours of their happy reunion.
From Left on the Prairie by Cox, M. B.
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