sheathe
verb (used with object)
to put (a sword, dagger, etc.) into a sheath.
sheathes
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present tense formof sheathe (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Priced at $12 for a pack of 30, the square sheathes are prized by comedian Rebel Wilson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2019
It sheathes its titular patriarch with muscles and weighs him down with worldly worries.
From Slate ● Apr. 12, 2017
You are now more likely to see a bouquet laden with sheathes of grass, arching vines of clematis, Fritillaria bulbs and flowering purple basil than just a polite cluster of roses or calla lilies.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2017
Previously, Batista has made gun sheathes from Soviet and checkered racing flags.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 22, 2015
The trees around are denuded, as if they’ve been burnt; webbing sheathes their trunks.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
