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sheathe

[sheeth] / ʃið /


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You know those wool pockets that pro players sheathe over their golf clubs?

From Slate Jun. 2, 2026

Architect Daniel Huntington’s Hotel Piedmont even went so far as to use a large quantity of art tile from the Malibu Tile Company to sheathe the street-level facades.

From Seattle Times Sep. 8, 2023

Most migraine researchers think that the pain of an attack is generated by increased firing of the trigeminal nerves, which carry sensory information from the face and the meninges that sheathe the brain.

From Nature Oct. 13, 2020

Others rely on a system that can sheathe a painting with a hard surface on command—useful both for security and to protect the art when residents are away.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 1, 2015

Though she would never quite articulate it this way, resentment began to sheathe concern.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

Priced at $12 for a pack of 30, the square sheathes are prized by comedian Rebel Wilson.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2019

In the master bedroom, it sheathes a wall floor to ceiling.

From Washington Post Apr. 18, 2017

It sheathes its titular patriarch with muscles and weighs him down with worldly worries.

From Slate Apr. 12, 2017

You are now more likely to see a bouquet laden with sheathes of grass, arching vines of clematis, Fritillaria bulbs and flowering purple basil than just a polite cluster of roses or calla lilies.

From New York Times Mar. 20, 2017

“Aquilla,” I call to her as she sheathes her scims.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

Every bone, down to the last dire wolf rib, must be carefully sheathed in a custom foam shell.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2026

King Tut was famously discovered with his face sheathed in a gold death mask that weighed over 20 pounds.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

At its heart was a 12ft tall emblem of the Hindu god Shiva, sheathed in gold encrusted with rubies and pearls.

From BBC Jan. 17, 2025

Sergeant Ruiz and other officers tangled with Mr. Bonawitz, who is 6 feet 6 inches tall and weighs nearly 300 pounds, before confiscating an eight-inch knife he had sheathed on his hip, prosecutors said.

From New York Times Jan. 17, 2024

He sheathed his sword, adjusted his white clothes, and took a deep breath.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

Some of the crucial work done at Bell Labs might now seem mundane: for example, how to fabricate sheathing so undersea cables wouldn’t be chewed through by Toredo worms.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 28, 2026

A graduate of music videos, Saxon — like the Gondrys and Jonzes before him — excels at sheathing his yarn in idiosyncratic humor, atmosphere and technique.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 18, 2025

Was it because, while each character dresses conservatively, Flo’s wardrobe obliterates any trace of curves by sheathing her in a bulky apron?

From New York Times Dec. 28, 2023

Without proper ventilation, heat and moisture can cause sheathing and rafting to rot, he said.

From Seattle Times Jul. 10, 2023

Annabeth cut down Hasdrubal the Carthaginian, and Jason made the mistake of sheathing his sword.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan




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