| 1. | Girded round its middle was an antique scabbard but no sword was in it, and the ancient sheath was eaten up with rust. - from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens |
| 2. | Then, in obedience to the injunction of Hermes, he drew his sword from its scabbard and rushed upon the sorceress as though he would slay her. - from Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E.M. Berens |
| 3. | "A moment," cried d'Artagnan, making them a sign to replace in the scabbard their half-drawn swords. - from The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, Pere |
| 4. | The clash of blades in battle is less dismal, after all, than the clank of the scabbard on the pavement. - from Les Miserables by Victor Hugo |
| 5. | Stop there, you devil with the cart I'll hack you with my saber" he shouted, actually drawing his saber from its scabbard and flourishing it. - from War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy |
| 6. | And that is that their swords may never leave their scabbards but in your majesty's service. - from The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, Pere |