scabbard

Example Sentences

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Flashing his club as a sword, he targeted the hole as the bull and completed the routine by wiping the imagined blood off the blade and returning it to an invisible scabbard with a flourish.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2024

Their leader Meir Simcha, who walked round the outpost armed with a large machete in a leather scabbard, said that unlike other Israelis they had not been surprised by the Hamas assault on 7 October.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2023

Oftentimes, a kirpan is blunt and even sewn into its sheath or scabbard.

From Washington Times • Sep. 27, 2022

The sword and scabbard, along with other items unearthed, such as spears, and bronze and glass vessels, are being conserved by Pieta Greaves of Drakon Heritage and Conservation, according to the University of Reading.

From Fox News • Oct. 6, 2020

Con’s sword rang as he pulled it out of its scabbard.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo