unsheathe
verb (used with object)
to draw from a sheath, as a sword, knife, or the like.
has unsheathed
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present perfectof unsheathe (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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And in the past two years, "the Soviet state has unsheathed a new weapon" of oppression, an imitation of Communist China's technique of using neighborhood vigilantes to enforce conformity.
From Time Magazine Archive
It may be that Mr. Montell has unsheathed his claws in earnest.
From The Land of Frozen Suns by Bertrand W. Sinclair
