pull the curtain
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to move a curtain, either to open or close it
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Examples (10)
- She pulled the curtains to let in the morning light.
- Could you please pull the heavy curtains shut?
- He pulled the shower curtain closed before turning on the water.
- As night fell, I pulled the curtains in the living room.
- The nurse gently pulled the curtain around the patient's bed for privacy.
- It's a habit of mine to pull the curtains open as soon as I wake up.
- Don't forget to pull the curtains before we leave the house.
- With a swift motion, the stage manager pulled the final curtain.
- The child was hiding, so I pulled the curtain aside to find him.
- The thick velvet curtains had been pulled to block any drafts.