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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Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
What about his German shepherd, named Gun, who is allegedly trained to kill?
—Timothy Crouse, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025
Miramax’s new President of Film Group Alexandra Loewy shepherded the deal.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 June 2025
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Noun
Moments later, the German shepherd strides over, apparently determined to restore order.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
What about his German shepherd, named Gun, who is allegedly trained to kill?
—Timothy Crouse, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
Verb
After shepherding his Jurassic World trilogy to the box-office tune of nearly $4 billion worldwide, the filmmaker turned his attention to his production banner, Metronome Film Company.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025
Miramax’s new President of Film Group Alexandra Loewy shepherded the deal.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 June 2025
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“Shepherd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shepherd. Accessed 26 Jun. 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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