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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Tariffs are Trump’s all-purpose weapon To turn around this long decline, Trump has repeatedly unsheathed the tariffs that are his weapon of choice.
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Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Yasuke is now able to call his mount while having his sword unsheathed during combat.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The idea that men in positions of high authority will be tempted, or even fated, to unsheathe a nasty edge is a conceit that, in Hackman’s hands, became all too plausible.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Whenever Cheng decides to unsheathe his sword the action slows to the speed of molasses, the detailed sound design rises in volume and a flurry of clanging blades envelops the frame.
—Robert Daniels, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Yasuke is now able to call his mount while having his sword unsheathed during combat.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The idea that men in positions of high authority will be tempted, or even fated, to unsheathe a nasty edge is a conceit that, in Hackman’s hands, became all too plausible.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Whenever Cheng decides to unsheathe his sword the action slows to the speed of molasses, the detailed sound design rises in volume and a flurry of clanging blades envelops the frame.
—Robert Daniels, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Unsheathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsheathe. Accessed 20 May. 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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