Sentence examples for draw a veil over from inspiring English sources

The phrase "draw a veil over" is a commonly used idiom in written English.
It means to conceal, obscure something, particularly a person's shame or sorrow; to ignore a particular matter or fact; to not think or speak of something again. For example: "I'd rather draw a veil over that embarrassing moment and just forget it ever happened."

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Let us draw a veil over surmise.

And we shall draw a veil over their underwear.

The Loafer thinks it best to draw a veil over what followed next.

(Let's draw a veil over the ruched pants that looked a little like diapers).

And for me there is no need to draw a veil over why.

Basically, should I mention Nick's accident, or should I draw a veil over the events of the past 14 months?

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On Tuesday, Sandy Weill draws a veil over his remarkable 50-year career on Wall Street.

You remember how he compares the guard he kills to King Kong?" Myth, or drawing a veil over cruel reality, is also a feature in the film.

Drawing a veil over Tibet has only encouraged outsiders to project their own imaginings and desires onto the hidden land, sometimes with disastrous consequences.

Even David Cameron has begun referring to families as the best welfare system ever invented, drawing a veil over how those without families are supposed to manage.

But the party has drawn a veil over the later years of Mao's rule since its 1981 resolution proclaimed that he was 70% right, 30% incorrect.

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