How to Use sheath in a Sentence

sheath

noun

• Some of them, and the men, wore sheaths holding knives.
  — Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2019
• Noel doesn’t make just the knives but their leather sheaths as well.
  — Jonathan Kauffman, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2018
• The black knee-length sheath is sleeveless with a crew neck.
  — Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 20 Apr. 2022
• One young man carried zip ties and a knife in a belt sheath.
  — Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2021
• Get yourself a cutting board and knife with sheath for the car.
  — NBC News, 21 June 2019
• Malek wore a tidy gray suit, while Boynton dressed in a white sheath with a black bow at the neck.
  — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 8 July 2022
• Bartlett said the chains were supposed to have a thick plastic sheath around them.
  — Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2024
• The sword's sheath was also made of wood, and all that remains of it is its bronze tip.
  — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 20 Sep. 2017
• Count the number of flowers or sheaths on a stalk sometime and then do the math.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 20 July 2023
• The iron dagger of King Tutankhamen with its gold sheath.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2022
• The sheath is small, compact, and fully covers the blade.
  — The Editors, Outside Online, 4 May 2018
• When searching the home, unknown DNA was found on a knife sheath.
  — Devika Rao, The Week, 6 Jan. 2023
• Officers found her car still in the parking lot and a knife sheath near one of the tires.
  — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2024
• The button-style nylon sheath keeps the blade contained on the hip or riding in the pack.
  — Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 15 June 2023
• In the end, a simple sheath dress was made from nine pieces: three pieces around the waist, three pieces around the skirt and three pieces around the top.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 20 Dec. 2023
• His grandfather showed him how to stitch and work leather for a knife sheath.
  — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2022
• Police found a bloody knife in a sheath on his waistband.
  — Wayne K. Roustan, sun-sentinel.com, 22 Aug. 2019
• There was also a knife sheath on a music stand, but no knife in it.
  — Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 7 Mar. 2018
• The horns are made of sheaths of keratin, like true horns, but shed every year like a true antler.
  — Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com, 13 Feb. 2020
• There’s a great sheath with double snaps to protect the edge, and a belt loop for handy carry on the trail.
  — Outdoor Life, 23 Feb. 2021
• KitchenAid's are durable and come with a protective sheath.
  — Bon Appétit, 28 Nov. 2021
• Markle wore a cream coat and matching beret with a navy sheath dress and classic suede pumps.
  — Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Mar. 2018
• The molded sheath works well and is wrapped in paracord for tying to belts or bags.
  — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 16 Sep. 2019
• In the window were two dresses, one A-line trapeze shape and one sleeveless sheath.
  — Edward Barsamian, Vogue, 7 Nov. 2018
• The man had a knife in a sheath tied to his belt, and two eggs in his jacket pocket, police said.
  — Paula Newton and Travis Caldwell, CNN, 7 Feb. 2022
• Her crimson sleeveless sheath and stilettos seemed to be pulled straight from the lyrics.
  — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 30 June 2019
• One of the sheaths carries a stent graft that surgeons can place inside the aorta.
  — Trihealth Dailyhealthwire, Cincinnati.com, 19 Feb. 2018
• The top of the sheath featured a sculptural black crinoline appliqué.
  — Brittany Talarico, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
• Smith, however, left behind the knife, a knife sheath and the audio recorder covered in DNA that would implicate him in the murder.
  — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
• Among the dead was Hugh de Cressingham, the king’s treasurer, whose corpse was reportedly flayed to make a sheath for Wallace’s sword.
  — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 11 Dec 2024