How to Use sheath in a Sentence
sheath
noun-
Some of them, and the men, wore sheaths holding knives.
— Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2019 -
Noel doesn’t make just the knives but their leather sheaths as well.
— Jonathan Kauffman, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2018 -
The black knee-length sheath is sleeveless with a crew neck.
— Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 20 Apr. 2022 -
One young man carried zip ties and a knife in a belt sheath.
— Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2021 -
Get yourself a cutting board and knife with sheath for the car.
— NBC News, 21 June 2019 -
Malek wore a tidy gray suit, while Boynton dressed in a white sheath with a black bow at the neck.
— Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 8 July 2022 -
Bartlett said the chains were supposed to have a thick plastic sheath around them.
— Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2024 -
The sword's sheath was also made of wood, and all that remains of it is its bronze tip.
— David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 20 Sep. 2017 -
Count the number of flowers or sheaths on a stalk sometime and then do the math.
— Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 20 July 2023 -
The iron dagger of King Tutankhamen with its gold sheath.
— Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2022 -
The sheath is small, compact, and fully covers the blade.
— The Editors, Outside Online, 4 May 2018 -
When searching the home, unknown DNA was found on a knife sheath.
— Devika Rao, The Week, 6 Jan. 2023 -
Officers found her car still in the parking lot and a knife sheath near one of the tires.
— Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2024 -
The button-style nylon sheath keeps the blade contained on the hip or riding in the pack.
— Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 15 June 2023 -
In the end, a simple sheath dress was made from nine pieces: three pieces around the waist, three pieces around the skirt and three pieces around the top.
— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 20 Dec. 2023 -
His grandfather showed him how to stitch and work leather for a knife sheath.
— Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2022 -
Police found a bloody knife in a sheath on his waistband.
— Wayne K. Roustan, sun-sentinel.com, 22 Aug. 2019 -
There was also a knife sheath on a music stand, but no knife in it.
— Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 7 Mar. 2018 -
The horns are made of sheaths of keratin, like true horns, but shed every year like a true antler.
— Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com, 13 Feb. 2020 -
There’s a great sheath with double snaps to protect the edge, and a belt loop for handy carry on the trail.
— Outdoor Life, 23 Feb. 2021 -
KitchenAid's are durable and come with a protective sheath.
— Bon Appétit, 28 Nov. 2021 -
Markle wore a cream coat and matching beret with a navy sheath dress and classic suede pumps.
— Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Mar. 2018 -
The molded sheath works well and is wrapped in paracord for tying to belts or bags.
— James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 16 Sep. 2019 -
In the window were two dresses, one A-line trapeze shape and one sleeveless sheath.
— Edward Barsamian, Vogue, 7 Nov. 2018 -
The man had a knife in a sheath tied to his belt, and two eggs in his jacket pocket, police said.
— Paula Newton and Travis Caldwell, CNN, 7 Feb. 2022 -
Her crimson sleeveless sheath and stilettos seemed to be pulled straight from the lyrics.
— Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 30 June 2019 -
One of the sheaths carries a stent graft that surgeons can place inside the aorta.
— Trihealth Dailyhealthwire, Cincinnati.com, 19 Feb. 2018 -
The top of the sheath featured a sculptural black crinoline appliqué.
— Brittany Talarico, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024 -
Among the evidence police collected: bloody shoeprints and fingerprints, a knife sheath and the suspect's hair collected from Gayle's shirt, hands and the floor.
— Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024 -
The particular cells imaged here are precursors to oligodendrocytes, cells that produce myelin in the body, the substance that forms protective sheaths around nerve fibers.
— Michael Franco, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2024
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