How to Use sheath in a Sentence

sheath

noun

• Lead cables to the rear and fasten the sheaths to the frame.
  — Harry Sawyers, Popular Mechanics, 9 Mar. 2015
• 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 core provides most of the rope’s strength; the sheath protects the core and makes the rope easier to handle.
  — Chris Brinlee Jr., Outside Online, 16 Mar. 2016
• 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
• On the side of the Johnston garage, Ledford said, Johnston knocked him to the ground and then pulled a knife from a sheath in his belt.
  — Ajc Homepage, ajc, 3 May 2017
• 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
• The bodywork, which is in great part a highly complex aerodynamic sheath, is made entirely of carbon-fiber.
  — Mark Ewing, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
• For brides who only want the drama of tulle for part of the night, Mark Ingram Collection released a unique strapless gown with a full tulle skirt that can be removed to reveal a Mikado sheath underneath.
  — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Jan 2025