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Meanings of sheathe the knife in English

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Usage of sheathe the knife in English
1
No persuasions would induce him either to wear a coat or sheathe the knife.
Seven Little Australians
2
It sheathed the knife and flashed the spindly fingers of both hands many times.
Genellan: planetfall
3
He sheathed the knife and began digging in the sand.
Map of bones
4
He sheathed the knife at his waist and swung the rucksack over his shoulder.
The amber spyglass
5
Gordon sheathed the knife and snatched up his gear.
The Postman
6
Then he sheathed the knife beneath his tunic and swaggered over to where she stood.
Ilse Witch
7
Gabe stood, shoved the gun in his waistband, then sheathed the knife at his ankle.
Bulletproof bride
8
He pocketed the Coin, sheathed the knife, and rose, calmly, to walk back toward the rest of us.
Skin Game
9
"What the hell do you want?" my dad asked, sheathing the knife.
Rage
10
"Yes, yes," the Cuban answered, sheathing the knife and thrusting it into his belt.
Romance
11
Sheathing the knife and seizing his rifle, he again set forward, and did not stop till he gained a small but thick under-brush.
The Old Bell of Independence; Or, Philadelphia in 1776
12
He stood up and sheathed the knife and started up the walk with the boots in his hand and the kid rose and followed.
Blood Meridian
13
He sheathed the knife, took hold of her arm and twisted it to the angle where the joint could turn no further without tearing.
Dancer’s Lament
14
I stuffed the severed bone into a pocket, wiped my hands on a clean portion of the dead man's tunic and sheathed the knife.
Broken angels
15
"You know," she said, lowering but not sheathing the knife, "that they must be what the guardians feared."
Legends of the dragonrealm, vol ii
16
He sheathed the knife and, still without a word, went back into the main room, giving a nod to Weepy Mary to guard Elaine closely.
The Romance of Elaine / Sequel to "Exploits of Elaine"