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
The Thief Lord tried very hard to pretend that he was coolness itself, but Prosper and Mosca, as they followed him behind the curtain, sensed that his heart was beating just as fast as theirs.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
