behind the curtain
Example Sentences
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A four-part documentary offers a look behind the curtain of the infamous Nevada festival Burning Man, examining its trials and tribulations over five years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
These viewers also deserve to know the truth about what’s going on behind the curtain, a reality that looks quite unlike it did in 2006.
From Salon ● May 6, 2026
Watching how her mom and her dad work together and how we’re a team, and how her dad supports me and uplifts me and is the man behind the curtain making it all happen.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
They say they wanted to offer others like them a taste of home as well as "something that has been behind the curtain."
From Barron's ● May 2, 2026
Then she ambles to her sleeping corner and vanishes behind the curtain.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
