curtains

Example Sentences

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Stepping through the plastic strip curtains, it was the heat and humidity of the house that hit first, then the striking array of colourful flowers and plants.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

One light shined so brightly into her bedroom that she lost sleep until she installed blackout curtains.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

The apartments are often identifiable by closed curtains or sealed-off windows, Chinese media has reported.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

It begins with a suburban idyll, bedroom curtains milky white in the morning sunlight, a mother waking to the radio, father and son out for an early bike ride.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

I didn’t speak of it when I moved in with Aunt Tess and drew the curtains and never emerged, even when she asked me directly if I would tell her if things weren’t all right.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse