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.

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They were shown in a space curtained off from the rest of the exhibition. — 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

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