unsheathe
verb
un·sheathe
ˌən-ˈshēt͟h 
unsheathed; unsheathing; unsheathes
: to draw from or as if from a sheath or scabbard
unsheathed his sword
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Marvel's Wolverine is ready to unsheathe its claws.
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
Animals configure their faces and bodies in certain postures for practical reasons — for example, unsheathing their teeth before biting, widening their eyes for a panoramic view of danger, flattening their ears to protect them in a fight.
—Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
Then, suddenly, a soldier unsheathes his sword and starts slashing at those kneeling below him.
—Greg Grandin
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
The man knelt at the edge of the minefield and unsheathed his knife.
—Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 10 June 2025
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
Animals configure their faces and bodies in certain postures for practical reasons — for example, unsheathing their teeth before biting, widening their eyes for a panoramic view of danger, flattening their ears to protect them in a fight.
—Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
Then, suddenly, a soldier unsheathes his sword and starts slashing at those kneeling below him.
—Greg Grandin
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
The man knelt at the edge of the minefield and unsheathed his knife.
—Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 10 June 2025
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unsheathe
verb
un·sheathe
ˌən-ˈshēt͟h
ˈən-
: to draw from or as if from a sheath
unsheathe a sword
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