shepherded; shepherding; shepherds
1
: to tend as a shepherd
2
: to guide or guard in the manner of a shepherd
shepherded the bill through Congress
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Examples of shepherd in a Sentence
Verb
She carefully shepherded the children across the street.
They shepherded the bill through Congress.
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Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024
The plight of a severely sick German shepherd whose owner left her to be euthanized in a veterinary ER all alone has sparked anger.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 July 2024
Brooks, who played two seasons at UC Irvine and earned a spot in the school’s Hall of Fame, helped shepherd the rise of Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden in Oklahoma City.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024
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Noun
The reward for information leading to the conviction of the person responsible for abusing and abandoning a German shepherd has tripled to more than $7,500.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024
The plight of a severely sick German shepherd whose owner left her to be euthanized in a veterinary ER all alone has sparked anger.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
Verb
Having shepherded the reunion of CBS and Viacom in 2019, the daughter of late longtime mogul Sumner Redstone soon found the combination unwieldy.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 July 2024
Brooks, who played two seasons at UC Irvine and earned a spot in the school’s Hall of Fame, helped shepherd the rise of Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden in Oklahoma City.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024
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“Shepherd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shepherd. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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shepherd
1 of 2 noun
shep·herd
ˈshep-ərd 
1
: a person who takes care of sheep
2
shepherd
2 of 2 verb
: to care for as or as if a shepherd
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