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

She carried the sword without its scabbard for the rest of the ceremony.

From BBC • May 6, 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

They watched in astonishment as the little knight tugged his sword out of its scabbard and began brandishing it violently, hopping up and down in rage.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling