Explore Unsheathing through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Unsheathing meaning
present participle and gerund of unsheathe
Using Unsheathing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of unsheathe
Context around Unsheathing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 17 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Unsheathing
- In this selection, "unsheathing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 17 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include and after unsheathing his hunting and sheathing and unsheathing a knife. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "unsheathing" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with unsheathing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The male suspect was also allegedly seen sheathing and unsheathing a knife. (12 words)
At this point, the wounded Leclair asked for help and, after unsheathing his hunting knife, Lépine stabbed her three times, killing her. (22 words)
At this point, the wounded Leclair asked for help and, after unsheathing his hunting knife, Lépine stabbed her three times, killing her. (22 words)
The male suspect was also allegedly seen sheathing and unsheathing a knife. (12 words)
Example sentences (2)
The male suspect was also allegedly seen sheathing and unsheathing a knife.
At this point, the wounded Leclair asked for help and, after unsheathing his hunting knife, Lépine stabbed her three times, killing her.