The avenging sword unsheathe!. From Wordnik.com. [Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature] Reference
And do thou rush on the road and unsheathe thy sword!. From Wordnik.com. [Selections from the _Aeneid_] Reference
Why dost thou again unsheathe thy sword blue as the sky?. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12] Reference
And after you'd gone, he didn't unsheathe me, that Graylock. From Wordnik.com. [Operation Luna]
For the word R+J+Q+ (rik) signifies to unsheathe, or to draw out. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on Genesis - Volume 1] Reference
Flanking him, his bodyguards proceeded to unsheathe their swords. From Wordnik.com. [Running From The Deity]
Remember, the hermit would not let me unsheathe it in his presence. From Wordnik.com. [The Misenchanted Sword]
All around the arena, other fighters began to unsheathe their weapons. From Wordnik.com. [Chainer's Torment]
Over the decades, he would unsheathe "Howl" like a weapon, when necessary. From Wordnik.com. [55 years after the fact, culture still cries out for Allen Ginsberg's 'Howl'] Reference
English -- a foe which was ever ready to unsheathe his sword to destroy them. From Wordnik.com. [The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria] Reference
All the young prince needs to do is unsheathe his sword and complete his duty. From Wordnik.com. [Data, testing, accountability: The wrong words for reform] Reference
The commander-in-chief is sure that in future you will unsheathe it only for the Russians. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 330, April 1843] Reference
Layne switched his blade to his left hand and reached into his jacket to unsheathe another. From Wordnik.com. [Black Dust Mambo] Reference
The man eyed Tarma as if he expected her to unsheathe her blade and behead him at any moment. From Wordnik.com. [Oathbreaker]
His smile was charming, but one felt that at the slightest threat he would unsheathe his claws. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret on the Defensive]
He heard Harper unsheathe his bayonet and then came the sound of other blades clicking into place. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Eagle]
NBC announced Tuesday that golf analyst Johnny Miller, who'll unsheathe his famous candor on this week's U.S. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Johnny Miller stays on board with NBC] Reference
The ushers then put on their caps, unsheathe their swords, or raise their bayonets, and form an arch with them. From Wordnik.com. [The Etiquette of To-day] Reference
Therefore the plan was for the two priests to take him from behind, before he was able to unsheathe his weapon. From Wordnik.com. [The Poet Prince] Reference
So he sent messengers unto all his vassals that they should unsheathe the sword of strife and make ready an army. From Wordnik.com. [The Epic of Kings] Reference
The intended victim was able to unsheathe his sword and defend himself before the other assailant could get a blow in. From Wordnik.com. [The Poet Prince] Reference
Folks who queued up behind you will start to unsheathe swords and draw arrows from quivers if you pull stunts like this. From Wordnik.com. [EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - How To Line Stand] Reference
The desolation of seeing his supposedly infallible moral sword blunted and useless, the first time he'd ever really got to unsheathe it. From Wordnik.com. [Country of the Blind]
Conan kicked the bench he had been sitting on at Abdul, who was attempting to leap to his feet and unsheathe his sword at the same time. From Wordnik.com. [Conan The Victorious]
Of course, the need to unsheathe so many harbingers of doom is mostly proof of the good that the health care bill promises to accomplish. From Wordnik.com. [Harry Moroz: Putting Off Health Care] Reference
He had no need to raise his voice to a shout, he had only to unsheathe it like a knife, and it sliced through the babble as through cheese. From Wordnik.com. [The Sanctuary Sparrow]
Palm Beach County officials unsheathe budget swords. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The Sultan at last resolved to unsheathe this weapon. From Wordnik.com. [Sketches] Reference
If thou dost me dishonor, he will unsheathe his sword. From Wordnik.com. [Woman in the Ninteenth Century and Kindred Papers Relating to the Sphere, Condition and Duties, of Woman.] Reference
The despotism of Turkey is often obliged by clamor to unsheathe the sword. From Wordnik.com. [Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3.] Reference
Truth, Justice swings her divine scales, and bids Nemesis unsheathe her sword. From Wordnik.com. [At the Mercy of Tiberius] Reference
Prussia shall be the sword which we shall unsheathe and draw against all our foes. From Wordnik.com. [The Youth of the Great Elector] Reference
So unsheathe your Frostmourne, get off your Frozen Throne, and warn everyone you know that you won't be seeing them for quite some time. From Wordnik.com. [G4TV - The Feed] Reference
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