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Recent Examples of sheathe To suit a Southern summer, the ceiling has radiant barrier sheathing to keep the coop cooler. Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2025 None other than Paul Revere sheathed her bottom in copper. Kim Foley MacKinnon, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025 Rihanna, in an archival Christian Lacroix couture hat, sheathed her mid-length black hairdo with the exception of two face-framing strands. India Espy-Jones, Essence, 3 Dec. 2024 The cables consist of copper wires surrounded by a layer of lead sheathing. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for sheathe
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Verb
  • These approvals would enable architects and developers to use SUPERWOOD as cladding on taller buildings.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
  • That’s good, but cladding a phone whose raison d’etre is gorgeous, slim design seems less than ideal.
    David Phelan, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
Verb
  • The 35-year-old donned a little black dress clad with a jeweled neck-piece.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The man was fully clothed, wearing a hoodie and jeans, and had a phone in his pocket, the assistant principal said.
    David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Sheathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheathe. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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