[ UK /ʃˈɛpəd/ ]
[ US /ˈʃɛpɝd/ ]
VERB
  1. tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats
  2. watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils
NOUN
  1. a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
  2. a clergyman who watches over a group of people
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How To Use shepherd In A Sentence

  • This pattern of stimulus and response is parallel to the way that a shepherd might train his sheepdog.
  • The requests were the old ones: portraits of pretty mistresses done up as Arcadian shepherdesses, Virgins with downcast eyes and brilliant blue cloaks, sentimentalised pictures of the Infant Christ.
  • Hence the quotation from ‘Shepherd's Hey ’, which is skilfully counterpointed with the ‘Enigma’ theme in bar 25.
  • The flock receives virtually no historical background from its shepherd - who is believed to be the definitive authority on such matters.
  • The tour guides shepherded the rest of the group onto the bus.
  • Two shepherd 's huts provide wood-burning cosiness and an en suite bathroom under the trees. Times, Sunday Times
  • Through an intricate series of hand gestures and melodic whistles, she quickly garnered its trust and shepherded it into our gated, side yard.
  • A shepherd watched his flock through binoculars and his sheepdog watched from the back of the quadbike.
  • Shepherd was of medium height and slightish build with a serious manner but a dry sense of humour.
  • Rare arable flowers such as shepherd's needle, the cornflower and marigolds thrive in the fallow land, encouraging insects as food for birds.
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