the herd

noun

: common people : people as a group

He always sticks with the herd and does what the others do.

I refuse to follow the herd.

Examples of the herd in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Building back the herd will take time but Secretary Rollins is committed to reduce risk for cattle producers, deliver robust disaster relief to cattle country, and support new and beginning ranchers across the country. —Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025

Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cattle ranchers have had difficulties increasing the herd because of drought, which has diminished the amount of grasslands to feed their herds, and the higher costs in buying feed. —Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2025

The entire giraffe herd at the zoo is currently unavailable for viewing by the public as the herd’s enclosure undergoes construction. —Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025

Its coloring stands out against the herd and the surrounding plants. —Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for the herd

• absurd
• averred
• bluebird
• byword
• catbird
• catchword
• concurred
• conferred
• cowbird
• cowherd
• crossword
• deferred