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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The top of the sheath featured a sculptural black crinoline appliqué.
    Brittany Talarico, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
  • And not one of them would be caught dead in a Meyer-esque sheath or stiletto.
    Steff Yotka, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2019
  • These tweedy items can be found in sheath silhouettes, fit-and-flare styles or loose shifts — find the shape that works for you.
    Sharon Graubard, courant.com, 15 Aug. 2019
  • The Sheath Dress Day A simple sheath dress is perhaps the easiest go-to work look.
    Gina Marinelli, Marie Claire, 10 Dec. 2019
  • There’s an airy sheath of a layer on top, dark, golden brown but that’s the only thing airy about it.
    Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Police said the knife sheath was made of tan leather with U.S. Marine Corps insignia.
    Suryatapa Bhattacharya, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2023
  • This flashy feature even worked when the knife was in its somewhat cheap plastic sheath.
    James Lynch and Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics, 28 May 2020
  • Smith, however, left behind the knife, a knife sheath and the audio recorder covered in DNA that would implicate him in the murder.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024

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