raise the curtain

Example Sentences

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Bath raise the curtain against European heavyweights La Rochelle but the Premiership club, and their neighbours Bristol, could lead the way this year after their impressive starts in their domestic league.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2024

Let’s raise the curtain on 15 things that stirred us:

From Golf Digest • Mar. 26, 2020

“A lot of actors throw aside caution and reveal their innermost being, only to raise the curtain on a void. Cassel makes Moskowitz into a convincing, dedicated, pure crazy Romantic.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 9, 2019

So this is an excellent time to raise the curtain on the N.F.L. and its injury data results.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2017

Gesturing to the short-haired woman to raise the curtain, he strode to the exact center of the stage and took elaborate bows as the curtain came up.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket