variants
or less commonly sheath
sheathed; sheathing
1
: to put into or furnish with a sheath
2
: to plunge or bury (a weapon, such as a sword) in flesh
3
: to withdraw (a claw) into a sheath
4
: to case or cover with something (such as sheets of metal) that protects
Examples of sheathe in a Sentence
sometimes shipbuilders sheathe a ship's bottom with copper for extra protection from barnacles and other threats
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The home also boasts a wooden staircase with black detailing on the railings, while another room has black and white tiling sheathing the walls.
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Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
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—Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
Its soft pleats cradle the fish, sheathed in a batter made from three flours and vodka for maximum crunch, and latticed with powdered seaweed to give the appearance of tiny green veins.
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From the callous perspectives of enslavers and their investors, sheathing increased slavery profits by reducing deaths on the Middle Passage.
—Corinne Fowler / Made By History, TIME, 17 June 2024
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Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
The objects include stone knives with handles made of grass resin sheathed in paperbark bound with string.
—Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
Its soft pleats cradle the fish, sheathed in a batter made from three flours and vodka for maximum crunch, and latticed with powdered seaweed to give the appearance of tiny green veins.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2024
From the callous perspectives of enslavers and their investors, sheathing increased slavery profits by reducing deaths on the Middle Passage.
—Corinne Fowler / Made By History, TIME, 17 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for sheathe
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“Sheathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sheathe. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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sheathe
verb
sheathed; sheathing
1
: to put into a sheath
sheathe your sword
2
: to cover with something that protects
sheathe a ship's bottom with copper
sheather
noun
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