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sheath

[sheeth] / ʃiθ /




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Under Amen's body, a green knife sheath was found and seized by police.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

MS is a disease of the brain and central nervous system, in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the fatty myelin sheath that normally protects the nerves, like insulation around electric wires.

From BBC May 29, 2026

To test this idea, Zhang and his team examined whether the mutation could protect the myelin sheath.

From Science Daily Apr. 15, 2026

Calvin Klein, where Bessette worked before marrying JFK Jr., has a “90s Edit” on its website showcasing sheath dresses, white button-down shirts and other minimalist looks from the era.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 7, 2026

Keeping himself fully shielded, the commander stowed his wings in their sheath, advancing on foot across the deck.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

Standard CD20 antibodies are an established treatment for MS, with the antibodies targeting the renegade autoimmune cells that damage nerve sheaths.

From Barron's Jun. 3, 2026

As interim CEO, Peterson swapped her corporate wardrobe for ostrich-feathered sheaths, tiger-striped hatbands, snakeskin-patterned coats and cheetah-spotted sneakers.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2025

The extraordinary darkness that sheaths the Atacama, which stretches for hundreds of miles in Chile’s north, has made it a haven for astronomers searching for planets and stars shimmering in the night sky.

From Salon Apr. 28, 2024

The delicate tissue sheaths that insulate each biological circuit lay in “disorganized clumps,” and throughout Mr. Card’s brain there was scarring and inflammation suggesting repeated trauma.

From New York Times Mar. 6, 2024

He stalked to the target, yanking out all six daggers and shoving them in their sheaths before returning to the throwing line.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas




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