sheath

Example Sentences

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The road ahead, once hidden in a sheath of forest, is now a scar carved into the side of a landscape of exposed soil and the standing carcasses of tens of thousands of blackened trees.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025

Their findings show that the immune system begins attacking the brain's protective myelin sheath -- the fatty covering that insulates nerve fibers -- much earlier than scientists once believed.

From Science Daily • Oct. 21, 2025

Its versatile blade easily slices through steak, vegetables, and fruit, while the Italian leather sheath makes it ideal for travelers.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2024

Following searches of the park by officers, a sheath was later recovered which contained DNA belonging to both Darrian and one of the defendants.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2024

Throughout adolescence, the brain is busily lining important neural pathways with a fatty sheath called myelin.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater