scabbard
Example Sentences
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Lady Constance placed a hand threateningly on her scabbard.
From Literature
Swords, scabbards, armor — weaponry and objects related to combat are plentiful in the show.
From Los Angeles Times
Flashing his club as a sword, he targeted the hole as the bull and completed the routine by wiping the imagined blood off the blade and returning it to an invisible scabbard with a flourish.
From Los Angeles Times
Jack’s feet went cold as he quickly checked the scabbard on his back, only to confirm it was empty.
From Literature
Their leader Meir Simcha, who walked round the outpost armed with a large machete in a leather scabbard, said that unlike other Israelis they had not been surprised by the Hamas assault on 7 October.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
