sheathing

Example Sentences

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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

Pet heaved a sigh and pulled itself together, sheathing the threat it had been sending out.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi