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- verb Present participle of
unsheathe .
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Examples
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Canterbury, known to some as Obi-Wan Canternobi, must have witnessed some sort of horrible crime at a Toys "R" Us store, because he did what any honorable Jedi would do and acted to stop it -- unsheathing both of his deadly lightsabers and attacking three would-be perpetrators.
Todd Hartley: I'm With Stupid: I Feel a Great Disturbance in the Force Todd Hartley 2012
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He was quick, unsheathing his dive knife from its scabbard.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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He was quick, unsheathing his dive knife from its scabbard.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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Canterbury, known to some as Obi-Wan Canternobi, must have witnessed some sort of horrible crime at a Toys "R" Us store, because he did what any honorable Jedi would do and acted to stop it -- unsheathing both of his deadly lightsabers and attacking three would-be perpetrators.
Todd Hartley: I'm With Stupid: I Feel a Great Disturbance in the Force Todd Hartley 2012
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The actual ceremony started with a trumpet fanfare and the partial sheathing and unsheathing of a 6ft 6ins sword.
Pagans show up at Stonehenge on the wrong day « Anglican Samizdat 2009
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He was quick, unsheathing his dive knife from its scabbard.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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Like a blur, he closed in on her, unsheathing his sword as he ran.
Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011
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Like a blur, he closed in on her, unsheathing his sword as he ran.
Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011
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He was quick, unsheathing his dive knife from its scabbard.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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I slammed open the sanctuary doors and hurtled down the aisle, unsheathing my sword as I ran.
Bring On the Night Jeri Smith-Ready 2010
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