sheathe
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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
I look deep into his eyes as I sheathe my sword.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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Priced at $12 for a pack of 30, the square sheathes are prized by comedian Rebel Wilson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2019
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
Previously, Batista has made gun sheathes from Soviet and checkered racing flags.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 22, 2015
The trees around are denuded, as if they’ve been burnt; webbing sheathes their trunks.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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Digwa, a Sikh, was carrying both a small sheathed dagger, known as a kirpan, and a second larger dagger in his belt, which is worn by some Sikhs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
"We strongly advise that you keep this tool concealed, sheathed, and out of sight in public places – preferably in a gardening bag or toolbox rather than on your belt," it added.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2025
A gate in the barrier opened and Border Patrol, Marines and Army officials showed reporters how both fences were now sheathed in concertina wire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2025
It would replace the crumbling J. Edgar Hoover Building in downtown Washington, which is sheathed in netting to shield passers-by from falling concrete.
From New York Times ● Nov. 8, 2023
Arya glanced sidelong at Needle, sheathed at the hip of a black-bearded, balding man-at-arms called Polliver.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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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
Some of this metal was embedded into the mortar joints of the chimney, and the rest of the flashing was attached to the wooden roof sheathing.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
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
Flames soon rose into the attic, crowded with rafters and sheathing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 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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