- present participle of sheathe.
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
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
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
One of Epstein-Barr’s proteins resembles a protein made in the brain and spinal cord, which apparently tricks the immune system into attacking the sheathing around nerve cells that’s essential for conducting electrical signals.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 14, 2022
Just as he stripped off its sheathing, a dark odor of lightning blew through the earth.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
