sheathing
Example Sentences
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Some of the crucial work done at Bell Labs might now seem mundane: for example, how to fabricate sheathing so undersea cables wouldn’t be chewed through by Toredo worms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
Some of this metal was embedded into the mortar joints of the chimney, and the rest of the flashing was attached to the wooden roof sheathing.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
When the timbered framework and lead sheathing nears completion, at the end of this year, the statues will be put back.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2023
Steven Kirk, above, and Roberto Martinez installed wooden sheathing outside New Moon Natural Foods to prevent further snow damage in Tahoe City.
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2023
Just as he stripped off its sheathing, a dark odor of lightning blew through the earth.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
