sheathe

You know those wool pockets that pro players sheathe over their golf clubs?

From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026

Architect Daniel Huntington’s Hotel Piedmont even went so far as to use a large quantity of art tile from the Malibu Tile Company to sheathe the street-level facades.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2023

Most migraine researchers think that the pain of an attack is generated by increased firing of the trigeminal nerves, which carry sensory information from the face and the meninges that sheathe the brain.

From Nature ● Oct. 13, 2020

Others rely on a system that can sheathe a painting with a hard surface on command—useful both for security and to protect the art when residents are away.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2015

I look deep into his eyes as I sheathe my sword.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

Priced at $12 for a pack of 30, the square sheathes are prized by comedian Rebel Wilson.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2019

In the master bedroom, it sheathes a wall floor to ceiling.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 18, 2017

It sheathes its titular patriarch with muscles and weighs him down with worldly worries.

From Slate ● Apr. 12, 2017

You are now more likely to see a bouquet laden with sheathes of grass, arching vines of clematis, Fritillaria bulbs and flowering purple basil than just a polite cluster of roses or calla lilies.

From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2017

“Aquilla,” I call to her as she sheathes her scims.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

A black, polished sliding door delivers you into a reception room whose pomp is disciplined by marble piers, dark patinated-bronze framing panels, and—most memorably—walls sheathed in gold mosaic and red marble.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

"We strongly advise that you keep this tool concealed, sheathed, and out of sight in public places – preferably in a gardening bag or toolbox rather than on your belt," it added.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2025

Sergeant Ruiz and other officers tangled with Mr. Bonawitz, who is 6 feet 6 inches tall and weighs nearly 300 pounds, before confiscating an eight-inch knife he had sheathed on his hip, prosecutors said.

From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2024

The room is now lighter and brighter, with walls sheathed in rippling beech wood and the stage clad in white oak.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2023

Reyna sheathed it and began to climb, scaling the column despite her armour and her supplies.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

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

A graduate of music videos, Saxon — like the Gondrys and Jonzes before him — excels at sheathing his yarn in idiosyncratic humor, atmosphere and technique.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025

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

Nicholson & Galloway, an exterior restoration contractor experienced with historical domes, repaired cracks in tiles, patched concrete, then layered on new protective materials: a hand-troweled vapor barrier, spray foam insulation, stainless-steel framing, plywood sheathing.

From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2022

‘What did I tell you, Mr. Pippin?’ said Sam, sheathing his sword.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien