sheath
noun
a case or covering for the blade of a sword, dagger, or the like.
sheaths
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pluralof sheath.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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
When the cells die, their myelin production perishes with them, causing myelin sheaths to break down with nothing to replenish them.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 28, 2024
Whether by some virtue in these sheaths or because of the spell that lay on the mound, the blades seemed untouched by time, unrusted, sharp, glittering in the sun.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
