curtain off
phrasal verb
curtained off; curtaining off; curtains off
: to separate or cover (something) by using a curtain
The booth was curtained off on three sides.
We curtained the back of the room off for privacy.
Examples of curtain off in a Sentence
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They were shown in a space curtained off from the rest of the exhibition.
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Richard Meyer, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
At a campaign event in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Saturday, his team reportedly curtained off the upper bowl of the arena and left several empty seats in the lower bowl.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Surrounded by lush terrain, water flows like curtains off the cliff's edge, resulting in photographs that are almost as impressive as the in-person experience.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2024
There were still small pockets of empty seats in Fiserv Forum's upper bowl, with multiple sections curtained off.
—Journal Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2024
Rather than curtaining off the kitchen space, her cooking became a feature of the party.
—Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2024
In any event, a far cry — both literally and figuratively — from the fraction of that at the arena in 2017, when the upper level was curtained off because of slow ticket sales.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
Her sleeping quarters are in a corner of a ward car, curtained off with a sheet.
—Aaron Stern, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Aug. 2023
The arena’s lower bowl appeared more than half full while the upper bowl was curtained off.
—Dave Hogg, Detroit Free Press, 4 June 2023
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Richard Meyer, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
At a campaign event in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Saturday, his team reportedly curtained off the upper bowl of the arena and left several empty seats in the lower bowl.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Surrounded by lush terrain, water flows like curtains off the cliff's edge, resulting in photographs that are almost as impressive as the in-person experience.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2024
There were still small pockets of empty seats in Fiserv Forum's upper bowl, with multiple sections curtained off.
—Journal Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2024
Rather than curtaining off the kitchen space, her cooking became a feature of the party.
—Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2024
In any event, a far cry — both literally and figuratively — from the fraction of that at the arena in 2017, when the upper level was curtained off because of slow ticket sales.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
Her sleeping quarters are in a corner of a ward car, curtained off with a sheet.
—Aaron Stern, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Aug. 2023
The arena’s lower bowl appeared more than half full while the upper bowl was curtained off.
—Dave Hogg, Detroit Free Press, 4 June 2023
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“Curtain off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curtain%20off. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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