as in casing
something that encloses another thing especially to protect it
he removed his knife from its sheath and started to whittle
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Recent Examples of sheath
The Westside Current reported that Smith’s DNA was found on the knife, the knife’s sheath and the audio recorder – all left behind at the scene of the crime.
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Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
Investigators found a tan leather knife sheath on Mogen's bed.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Erivo wore a sheath silhouette backless halter gown with a deep v-neckline accentuated by the gown's bright white lapels.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Heavenly aromas of ripe black fruits, pencil lead, mocha, and cigar box draw you in to the glass for ethereal flavors of cassis and black raspberry enveloped in a sheath of velvety tannins.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
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Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
Investigators found a tan leather knife sheath on Mogen's bed.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Erivo wore a sheath silhouette backless halter gown with a deep v-neckline accentuated by the gown's bright white lapels.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Heavenly aromas of ripe black fruits, pencil lead, mocha, and cigar box draw you in to the glass for ethereal flavors of cassis and black raspberry enveloped in a sheath of velvety tannins.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheath
Noun
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Officers who responded to the scene did not find any shell casings.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2025
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The bullet casings used as evidence in the case were provided to police by Ephron.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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On Friday, Paris’ Hotel de Guise was drenched in the house’s signature fabrics, wall coverings and its very first in-house furniture collection, which debuted during the five-day Paris Deco Off interior design event that closes Sunday.—
Sofia Celeste,
WWD,
17 Jan. 2025
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Insulating Window Treatments: Cellular or multi-layer window coverings can also be another helpful insulating solution.—
Rabekah Henderson,
Southern Living,
11 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Over a quarter of U.S. renters spend more than half of their income on housing, census data shows.—
Sami Sparber,
Axios,
28 Jan. 2025
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So Frank started building up housing groups on Facebook, many of them women-only.—
Violet Piper,
Curbed,
28 Jan. 2025
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Flaherty flew to Florida in June 2004, and local officers immediately identified the jacket worn by the suspect in the surveillance footage as that of the uniform worn by officers working at Corrections Corp. of America, a private prison company, according to The Courier Journal.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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Regular snow jackets there are not: Beckham was spotted shredding some snow in colorful Moncler jackets, luxurious fur coats, and gigantic shield shades.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
19 Jan. 2025
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So, what happens then to the shells of carbon-rich dust?—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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The shell was one of the only objects that survived a fire that burned down her great-grandmother’s home in the Hancock Park neighborhood of Los Angeles in the early 1900s.—
Jennifer Medina,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Pretty much the only thing not high-tech on this machine is the bag roll storage, which is just a cavity on the back of the unit with a hinged cover.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appétit,
27 Jan. 2025
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The pup has even been featured in a series of children’s books, appeared on Today and Good Morning America, and was photographed for the covers of several pet magazines, including Animal Wellness Magazine, The WAG, Groomer to Groomer, and FIDO Friendly.—
Luke Chinman,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Robison said this case was still pending at the time of Samsoe's disappearance in June 1979.—
Mollie Markowitz,
Fox News,
26 Jan. 2025
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In those cases, the project reports the most conservative tolls of missing people.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Sheath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheath. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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