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

Some visitors spent time walking through the herd, moving from one elephant to another. — Goodluck Ajeh, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2026

Back in the pasture, Namgyal moved the herd down the fence line. — David Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026

Terence Leung, a marketing manager from Calgary, followed the herd to Scandinavia last July. — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

Our team continues to closely monitor and care for the rest of the herd. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the herd

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