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

One shoe that hadn’t joined the herd yet is also one of Nike’s hottest shoes of the moment, but that’s soon due to change with a trip to the farm and beyond. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

Bucks just don’t have the biological imperative to warn each other, or members of the herd, of danger. — Tom Carpenter, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026

And the conservation challenge has shifted from simply saving the herd to figuring out how to manage a thriving one. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2026

That's just what happens when the herd jumps on a trend and presses the bet until something — in this case, hedge fund Situational Awareness — blows up. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the herd

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