unsheathe

[ uhn-sheeth ]

/ ʌnˈʃið /

to draw from a sheath, as a sword, knife, or the like.

to bring or put forth from a covering, threateningly or otherwise.

Origin of unsheathe

1325–75; Middle English unshethen to dislodge; see un-², sheathe

But Dowd and Cohen are here to remind us that the knives will once again be unsheathed.

Hillary 2016 Brings Back Boomer Clinton Rage |Michael Tomasky |August 14, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Farrell unsheathed his full frontal glory in the small indie movie A Home at the End of the World.

Colin Farrell Eyes Return to Hollywood A-List With ‘Total Recall’ Reboot |Chris Lee |August 3, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Mugabe must have been pleased with the sword: he smiled as he unsheathed it, and then swung it around.

Hugo Chávez Claims U.S. Gives Leaders Cancer and More Crazy Quotes | |December 30, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Some rose to their feet with their eyes glaring, and their unsheathed knives in their hands, vociferating loudly.

Paul Gerrard |W.H.G. Kingston

He possessed a sword, which went with his uniform, and which had never been unsheathed.

Luna Benamor |Vicente Blasco Ibez
Frequently she gave him a long chase and on one occasion in his pursuit he stumbled and cut himself on his unsheathed dagger.

Interpreters |Carl Van Vechten
Fair hands, used only to the lute and broidery frame, unsheathed the dagger and made bare the breast.

Descriptive Analyses of Piano Works |Edward Baxter Perry
He unsheathed it, then got up, and moved behind the seated Nova Scotian.

Romance |Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer

unsheathe

/ (ʌnˈʃiːð) /

(tr) to draw or pull out (something, esp a weapon) from a sheath or other covering