curtain
Example Sentences
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During the Cold War, neutral Austria, which was situated close to the Iron Curtain, was a convenient listening post.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
His connection to a land closed off by the Iron Curtain produced a lifelong attachment to freedom of speech—“the freedom on which all other freedoms depended.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
Outside the San Bernardino County Government Center, there’s now a Curtain of Courage — 14 bronze alcoves, each curved like a protective wall and dedicated to one of the victims.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025
During the course of roughly a decade, Roth curated Penguin’s “Writers From the Other Europe,” smuggling masters from behind the Iron Curtain into American sight: Tadeusz Borowski, Danilo Kiš, Milan Kundera and, crucially, Bruno Schulz.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
More and more, Mr. Curtain seemed like the real man, and Mr. Benedict like a memory from a dream.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
