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

Every bone, down to the last dire wolf rib, must be carefully sheathed in a custom foam shell.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

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

At its heart was a 12ft tall emblem of the Hindu god Shiva, sheathed in gold encrusted with rubies and pearls.

From BBC ● Jan. 17, 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

Annabeth sheathed her knife and glared at me.

From "The Sea of Monsters" 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

Was it because, while each character dresses conservatively, Flo’s wardrobe obliterates any trace of curves by sheathing her in a bulky apron?

From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2023

Flames soon rose into the attic, crowded with rafters and sheathing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2023

Air infiltration can vary wildly, but modern construction methods, where a tape is applied over the seams of the exterior sheathing as well as around all windows and doors, keeps it to a minimum.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2023

There was no radio in the trailer, and the only reading material was a construction industry journal with boring articles about hurricane-resistant roof sheathing and antitermite treatments for plywood.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen