unsheathe
verb (used with object)
to draw from a sheath, as a sword, knife, or the like.
unsheathes
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present tense formof unsheathe (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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“Appelbaum does have an ax to grind, but unsheathes it only occasionally, usually to offer cutting one-sentence dismissals of particularly dubious claims by economists,” Justin Fox writes in his admiring review.
From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2019
Patrick Reed meanwhile unsheathes a wood and larrups his opening drive down the middle.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 19, 2019
Jaime, remembering that any knight—him, say—can make another knight, unsheathes his sword and asks Brienne to kneel.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 22, 2019
The ritual begins when Justin Turner unsheathes his 31.5-ounce Rawlings bat from the rack and strides through the dugout.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2016
Jack unsheathes a set of wooden chopsticks, breaking them apart with a clean snip.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
