Example Sentences

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Standard CD20 antibodies are an established treatment for MS, with the antibodies targeting the renegade autoimmune cells that damage nerve sheaths.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

As interim CEO, Peterson swapped her corporate wardrobe for ostrich-feathered sheaths, tiger-striped hatbands, snakeskin-patterned coats and cheetah-spotted sneakers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025

The extraordinary darkness that sheaths the Atacama, which stretches for hundreds of miles in Chile’s north, has made it a haven for astronomers searching for planets and stars shimmering in the night sky.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2024

Axons transmit the electrical signals that nerve cells use to communicate; myelin sheaths -- like the plastic coating on a copper wire -- help these signals travel more efficiently.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2024

The paralysis was accompanied by destruction of the nerve sheaths and by degeneration of the cells of the anterior horns of the spinal cord.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson