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Scabbards in a sentence

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Scabbards | Scabbard

Scabbards meaning

plural of scabbard

Using Scabbards

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of scabbard
  • In the example corpus, scabbards often appears in combinations such as: scabbards were, scabbards and, their scabbards.

Context around Scabbards

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 5 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

ancient 1× wooden 1× decorated 1× attached 1× millennia 1× leather 1×

Often after:

wooden 1× became 1×

Sentence patterns with Scabbards

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

about the scabbards of the 1× ancient scabbards wooden scabbards 1× belt attached scabbards of other 1× fully decorated scabbards became rare 1× hilts and scabbards and steel 1× in their scabbards from prussian 1× many scabbards like the 1× scabbards were historically 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after 200 bc 1× ancient scabbards wooden 1× bismarck later recorded 1× four roman era 1× imperial russian infantry 1× little is known 1×

Common sentence endings:

and carrying ease 1× and other items 1× brass or steel 1× kind of truncheon 1× lengths of sword 1× of other armies 1×

Words around Scabbards

Just before it in the word index:

scabbard 23 scab 36 scaa 2 sca 86 sc 916 sbx 3

Just after it in the word index:

scabbed 4 scabbers 3 scabbing 4 scabby 4 scabies 41 scabious 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 15 aat 15 abada 15 abcs 15 abdulkareem 15 abha 15

Corpus analysis for Scabbards

  • In this selection, "scabbards" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ancient, wooden, decorated, wooden and became stand out and add context to how "scabbards" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include about the scabbards of the and ancient scabbards wooden scabbards. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "scabbards" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with scabbards

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

After 200 BC fully decorated scabbards became rare. (8 words)

Many scabbards like the ones the Greeks and Romans used were small and light. (14 words)

This was used to cover objects that needed waterproofing, such as scabbards and other items. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Four Roman-era swords, their wooden and leather hilts and scabbards and steel blades exquisitely preserved after 1,900 years in a desert cave, surfaced in a recent excavation by Israeli archaeologists near the Dead Sea, officials announced. (38 words)

Scabbards were historically, albeit rarely, worn across the back with the intention of being quickly unsheathed, but only by a handful -if that- of celtic tribes, and only with very short lengths of sword. (34 words)

Bismarck later recorded that there had been a "rattling of sabres in their scabbards" from Prussian officers when they learned that the King would not suppress the revolution by force. (30 words)

Example sentences (12)

Ancient scabbards Wooden scabbards were usually covered in fabric or leather, and leather versions also usually bore metal fittings for added protection and carrying ease.

Four Roman-era swords, their wooden and leather hilts and scabbards and steel blades exquisitely preserved after 1,900 years in a desert cave, surfaced in a recent excavation by Israeli archaeologists near the Dead Sea, officials announced.

After 200 BC fully decorated scabbards became rare.

Bismarck later recorded that there had been a "rattling of sabres in their scabbards" from Prussian officers when they learned that the King would not suppress the revolution by force.

Imperial Russian infantry carried "triangular" bayonets fixed to their rifles on almost all occasions, rather than using the belt attached scabbards of other armies.

Little is known about the scabbards of the early Iron Age, due to their wooden construction.

Many scabbards like the ones the Greeks and Romans used were small and light.

Over the millennia, scabbards have been made of many materials, including leather, wood, and metals such as brass or steel.

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Scabbards were historically, albeit rarely, worn across the back with the intention of being quickly unsheathed, but only by a handful -if that- of celtic tribes, and only with very short lengths of sword.

Some military police forces, naval shore patrols, law enforcement and other groups used leather scabbards as a kind of truncheon.

Some modern bayonets, such as the one used on the British SA80 assault rifle, can be used as wire cutters when combined with their scabbards.

This was used to cover objects that needed waterproofing, such as scabbards and other items.

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Common combinations with scabbards

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "scabbards" in a sentence?
An example: "Ancient scabbards Wooden scabbards were usually covered in fabric or leather, and leather versions also usually bore metal fittings for added protection and carrying ease." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "scabbards" from authentic English texts.
What does "scabbards" mean?
Scabbards means: plural of scabbard
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