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 remains of the ancient warrior dubbed the “Marlow Warlord,” were found in a hilltop burial site alongside an array of weapons, including a sword in a decorated scabbard and spears.

From Fox News • Oct. 6, 2020

The bar was decorated with glittering bottles, and Kote was standing on the now-vacant counter between the two heavy oak barrels when Bast came back into the room, black scabbard swinging loosely from one hand.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss