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Sentence Examples
| He stood there, sword still sheathed, but judging from his stance, he could easily unsheathe his sword and attack her. |
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| Without thinking, she reached under her trailing cape to unsheathe her sword. |
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| He has to wait until his Rage meter is built up before he can unsheathe his mighty weapon and hack vampires and other ne'er-do-wells to bits. |
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| She clumsily tried to unsheathe her sword from her pack while trying to keep up. |
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| Before she had time to unsheathe her sword again, the man was upon her, another dagger drawn matching the first. |
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| If you fancy a duel of words with a lippy French barman while he mixes you something long and cool, then this is the place to unsheathe your rapier wit. |
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| If it is hit by terrorism again, it may yet unsheathe some of the weaponry it will display on Republic Day. |
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| By keeping the other fellow on your right, it was possible to unsheathe your sword and be instantly ready to fight it out with him. |
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| And should the hole play into the wind, players will be forced to unsheathe the heavy artillery. |
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| Before bouts, she pretended to unsheathe a sword, and in victory, she replaced it. |
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Examples from Classical Literature
| Cast off the yoke, break your chains, raise hosannas, unsheathe your swords. |
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| Many of them at once refused, and said openly that they would not unsheathe their swords in such a paltry and dishonourable war. |
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| I say, rather than that apostates should flourish here, I will unsheathe my bowie-knife, and conquer or die. |
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| The ushers then put on their caps, unsheathe their swords, or raise their bayonets, and form an arch with them. |
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| The despotism of Turkey is often obliged by clamor to unsheathe the sword. |
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| Allan stepped aside, yet did not attempt to unsheathe his sword. |
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