Example Sentences
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Built of concrete and sheathed in stainless steel, it is our tallest monument alongside our greatest river.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 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
Sergeant Ruiz and other officers tangled with Mr. Bonawitz, who is 6 feet 6 inches tall and weighs nearly 300 pounds, before confiscating an eight-inch knife he had sheathed on his hip, prosecutors said.
From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2024
The room is now lighter and brighter, with walls sheathed in rippling beech wood and the stage clad in white oak.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2023
On the horizon stood the mountains like a great shadow, range on range of them receding into the blue-grey distance, their jagged peaks sheathed eternally in snow.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
