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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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Francesca Chambers, The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2025
Over the summer, Vance helped shepherd the tax cut and spending law to passage, again casting the deciding vote on legislation that had lost GOP support over Medicaid cuts in his capacity as president of the Senate.
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Noun
Must be the Aussie shepherd in him.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
After fostering hundreds of homeless German shepherds for more than nine years, there’s one success case a Yorba Linda couple doesn’t forget.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
Over the summer, Vance helped shepherd the tax cut and spending law to passage, again casting the deciding vote on legislation that had lost GOP support over Medicaid cuts in his capacity as president of the Senate.
—Francesca Chambers, The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2025
Over the summer, Vance helped shepherd the tax cut and spending law to passage, again casting the deciding vote on legislation that had lost GOP support over Medicaid cuts in his capacity as president of the Senate.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shepherd
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“Shepherd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shepherd. Accessed 9 Sep. 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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