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
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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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Germany’s Beta Film confirmed production has begun on Rex – Vienna Calling, a six-part, feature-length revival of Beta’s iconic cop-and-dog series Rex, which will bring the titular German shepherd back to his original beat in Austria’s capital.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
In the decades since, Horowitz went on to build VC giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), while Raghuram took his own path to VMware, rising to CEO in 2021, and two years later shepherding the cloud infrastructure giant through its $69 billion acquisition by Broadcom.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The film follows a Chilean woman, Teresa, who comes into a firmly structured and isolated mountain community of Croatian shepherds in the early 20th century, claiming to be the widow of their émigré brother.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Germany’s Beta Film confirmed production has begun on Rex – Vienna Calling, a six-part, feature-length revival of Beta’s iconic cop-and-dog series Rex, which will bring the titular German shepherd back to his original beat in Austria’s capital.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
Russell’s, the smaller batch lineup from Wild Turkey that’s shepherded by master distiller Eddie Russell, released its first Single Rickhouse expression back in 2022.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
In the decades since, Horowitz went on to build VC giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), while Raghuram took his own path to VMware, rising to CEO in 2021, and two years later shepherding the cloud infrastructure giant through its $69 billion acquisition by Broadcom.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Shepherd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shepherd. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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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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