draw the curtain

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Definition of draw the curtain

Pull a curtain back or to one side to let in more light or to discover what is behind it. For example, The sun was so pleasant I drew the curtains. [c. 1500]

Block or conceal something. For example, Let's draw the curtain over this matter; no one needs to know more. [c. 1500] Also see draw a veil.

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IS and ARE are both forms of which verb?

have

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Words nearby draw the curtain

drawsheet, draw shot, draw straws, drawstring, draw table, draw the curtain, draw the line, draw the line at, draw top, drawtube, draw up

How to use draw the curtain in a sentence

France 24 is providing live, round-the-clock coverage of both scenes as they progress.
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Sands was involved in a scandalous-for-the-time romance with the carpenter and there were rumors she was pregnant with his child.
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Three on-the-record stories from a family: a mother and her daughters who came from Phoenix.
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In Dresden, Germany, anti-Islam rallies each week draw thousands of demonstrators.
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Anyone who tries to draw attention to threats instead of quietly burying them is worsening the problem.
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She walked away toward another door, which was masked with a curtain that she lifted.
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Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
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I seized the opportunity to watch what I supposed would be a most interesting interview, from behind a curtain.
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It was one of those long moments that makes a fellow draw his breath sharp when he thinks about it afterward.
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She thrust a bare, white arm from the curtain which shielded her open door, and received the cup from his hands.
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