behind the curtain
Example Sentences
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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
But this time, I got a rare peek behind the curtain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 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
It’s almost like we’re seeing interpersonal deliberations that usually go on behind the curtain boiling over into public talks, which is extraordinarily unusual.
From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2026
I duck out from behind the curtain, holding back my smile.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
