How to Use curtain in a Sentence

curtain

1 of 2 noun
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  • As the curtain falls for the last time, we see a young woman holding a dying man in her arms.
  • When the curtain rises after intermission, the set is bare and the main character finds himself alone.
  • Curtains separated the hospital beds.
  • Yates draws a decorous curtain around the rest of the scene.
    — S. C. Cornell, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2023
  • On the horizon the rubble glows red, as the curtain falls.
    — Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The toy box, the rocking chair, the new curtains, the love in my mother’s eyes.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2023
  • How will the new ‘curtains’ warn drivers about the bridge?
    — Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 2 Feb. 2024
  • There’s the drawing of the curtains, the curling up in bed, the dash to the toilet to puke my guts out.
    — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2023
  • In light winds, the moisture draped a curtain across the horizon.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Walk down the hallway and toward the bright lights on the other side of the curtain.
    — Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2023
  • To save space, it can be closed off with a curtain, rather than a set of doors.
    — Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 16 May 2023
  • There are light and airy curtains along with wool rugs, while a loft has a wicker daybed.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2023
  • On one side, there’s a large entrance with a curtain that pulls back to reveal the inside of the tent.
    — Tanya Edwards, Parents, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Keep the heat out - – Invest in thermal curtains that keep out heat and light.
    — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 27 June 2023
  • Zayn Malik is re-opening the curtain to his life for the first time in six years.
    — Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 12 July 2023
  • Katie Holmes ushered in autumn with a brand-new set of curtain bangs last month.
    — Hannah Coates, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Barton spotted a hole in one of the walls, concealed by pink satin curtains.
    — Elaine Blair, The New York Review of Books, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Close the curtains or blinds and turn on the TV or radio to provide some distraction.
    — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 4 July 2023
  • Like a gauze curtain over a window: there to protect your privacy but not to block the light.
    — Ottessa Moshfegh, The New Yorker, 6 July 2023
  • Tamara sewed the black velour curtains that offer privacy for two of the booths.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 23 June 2023
  • Muddy roots hung down like strands of a beaded curtain.
    — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Then take a peek at your shower curtain and swap out your old one for this striped style that’s only $13.
    — Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Keep pets indoors, while fireworks are going off, and close the curtains or blinds.
    — Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 30 June 2023
  • One night when the set was revolving back around upstage, one of the fireworks got caught on a curtain and caught on fire.
    — Leah Romero, ELLE, 24 May 2023
  • Use these handy extras to clean curtains and reach between bed frames.
    — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Try a varnished spot under the table, for example, or a small patch on the back of your curtains.
    — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 6 July 2023
  • When faced with the shimmering curtain of bees, some predators head the other way.
    — Victoria Sayo Turner, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Her mother slept on a couch on the other side of a curtain, which split the only bedroom into two.
    — Kamila Hrabchuk, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2024
  • There were messages from the government: Stay indoors, close the curtains, do not stand by the windows.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2023
  • And sometimes things are falling apart behind the curtain.
    — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2024
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curtain

2 of 2 verb
  • And there are no light blocks — that curtain in a gallery.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2022
  • If your eyes truly are the windows to your soul, then maybe curtain bangs make sense for you.
    — Donna Freydkin, Allure, 18 Sep. 2020
  • All of the 400 sections were curtained off, and there was lots of empty seats scattered through the lower bowl.
    — Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2018
  • The top levels of the venue were curtained off, and three dozen musicians sat onstage.
    — Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 19 Aug. 2019
  • That could stop the side and curtain air bags from deploying when needed.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Unlike the last time elite tennis was played here — at the SAP Open in 2013 — there was no need to curtain off a large portion of the arena.
    — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2018
  • But Louisville, spurred on by a loud and full lower bowl in the arena with the top level curtained off, turned back the Norse with a strong second half.
    — Jeff Greer, The Courier-Journal, 13 Mar. 2018
  • The upper bowl was curtained off, and there were pockets of empty seats in the lower bowl, and plenty of elbow room in the large pit around the stage.
    — Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2019
  • Upstairs, one window-half was curtained, and the other dark; perhaps that darkness was the inside of the house.
    — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 10 Apr. 2018
  • It has been shown without being curtained off and with no warning signs.
    — Deborah Martin, ExpressNews.com, 21 Feb. 2020
  • And, the panel is made with rust-proof grommets that can fit curtain rods up to a 1.5-inch diameter.
    — Rachel Dube, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Just be sure not to put your plastic shower curtain into the dryer.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Also, leave the shower door or curtain open after a shower.
    — oregonlive, 25 Mar. 2021
  • There's also a side room, with a collection of vinyl records, that can be curtained off for privacy.
    — Shaun Pett, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2017
  • Beyond the waterline breached a series of turrets, a castle keep and curtain walls.
    — New York Times, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Only then were the bed curtains drawn, affording the newlyweds the privacy of a thin piece of fabric.
    — Lisa Ryan, The Cut, 10 May 2018
  • Which explains why the 300-level of Moda Center was curtained-off on Tuesday, and why there were still lots of empty seats.
    — John Canzano | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 13 Nov. 2019
  • On either side of the men were small, curtained alcoves in which women who had been trafficked from West Africa received clients for $19 a session.
    — Sean Williams, Harper's magazine, 19 Aug. 2019
  • For fashion's biggest night, the hairstylist adorned Hadid's hair with micro braids along the hairline, curls beehived above the crown, and curtain bangs to top off the look.
    — Chelsea Avila, Allure, 17 Oct. 2022
  • They were seated with medical personnel in a curtained off area of the aircraft.
    — Washington Post, 10 May 2018
  • The full-scale stage had a seamless backstage area, proscenium and curtain that measured roughly half the length of an Olympic-sized swimming pool.
    — Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Until the project is completed next month, players will dress and prepare for games in a curtain-and-rod set-up on the floor of the community rink next door.
    — Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Oct. 2022
  • Here in the designer’s own apartment, the curtain-less look accentuates the natural light that floods in.
    — Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor, 20 May 2022
  • For accommodations, choose from curtained bunk beds in an open space or a private room.
    — Andrea Sachs, chicagotribune.com, 25 Sep. 2017
  • The seniors have guided the entire production from tryouts to curtain call.
    — Ken House, Courant Community, 23 May 2017
  • On Wednesday, the entrance to the building was curtained and blocked off with two large potted plants; a doorman greeted residents at a side door.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2019
  • During the cocktail hour that followed, the site of the ceremony was curtained off so it could be transformed into a space for a formal dinner to be served.
    — Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com, 25 Oct. 2019
  • The teens were also beaten with extension cords, curtain rods and metal poles, according to court records.
    — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2022
  • The tinsel curtain occasionally rises way above the stage floor and starts to revolve, making the tinsel billow up into a train, like a skirt in the wind.
    — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022
  • In the photo, the Barbadian singer's pout is curtained by a vibrant teal wig, with rhinestones adorning her forehead.
    — Alexandra Holterman, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2017

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