The curtain opposite Irene obscured the action of the switch, and result was immediate blackness.

The curtain which Rajah Brahman had dropped now obscured their view.

The warm colours of the apartment enclosed them, the curtains and blinds obscuring the grille-like extension of the fire escape just beyond.

She lowered her head and her face went completely still, as the curtain of hair obscured her eyes.

Eventually she took refuge in the dining-room; at least the room was neutral - the curtains obscured the view of the back garden, the greenhouse.

Swirling curtains of snow obscured other slopes in the distance.

A curtain of professionalism obscured her empathy, but I saw the truth.

Textured curtains, like Crate & Barrel's Vista Linen panels (crateandbarrel.com, $79 to $99), will obscure what's on the other side.

The dun-coloured curtains of dust and sand and debris obscured the range, and the single remaining bladder disappeared in its depths.

The curtain of rain obscured the road so that she didn't see the car sitting across it until it was nearly too late.