sheath

Example Sentences

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Oligodendrocytes, the cells that produce myelin to insulate nerve fibers, expressed fewer genes required for maintaining and regenerating the myelin sheath.

From Science Daily

But when he turns off the switch, and navigates the quiet moments in between, he’s more willing to sheath that razor-sharp edge.

From Los Angeles Times

After he was extradited to Idaho, documents filed in the murder case showed that police found the sheath of a large knife near one of the victims, but no weapon.

From Seattle Times

Plenty gets captured by Jupiter’s colossal magnetic bubble, but some of it slams back into Io’s atmosphere, or into the other three moons’ gassy sheaths.

From New York Times

He was wearing his own armor, purchased at a Renaissance fair, and scrawled “FIGHT 4 FAIRNESS” across a piece of paper taped to an empty sword sheath strapped across his back.

From Los Angeles Times