unsheathe

American  

[uhn-sheeth] / ʌnˈʃið /

verb (used with object)

unsheathed, unsheathing

1. to draw from a sheath, as a sword, knife, or the like.

2. to bring or put forth from a covering, threateningly or otherwise.

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unsheathe British  

/ ʌnˈʃiːð /

verb

1. (tr) to draw or pull out (something, esp a weapon) from a sheath or other covering

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Etymology

Origin of unsheathe

1325–75; Middle English unshethen to dislodge; see un- ², sheathe

Example Sentences

Unveiled the same day the United Nations warned of a “code red for humanity” because of rapid climate heating, the fiscal plan would unsheathe a vast effort to move the U.S. toward clean energy.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2021

Hardly a day passes that an eager Torontonian doesn’t descend upon him, unsheathe an iPhone, and snap a quick selfie.

From The Guardian • May 1, 2016

Before bouts, she pretended to unsheathe a sword, and in victory, she replaced it.

From New York Times • May 10, 2013

Then winds, and then the brass, began to unsheathe arpeggios, rising patterns of notes, growing gradually louder, like encroaching waves on sand, and the women in the pool raised megaphones and began to sing.

From Washington Post

Before I could even unsheathe my claws, they pounced atop me.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth