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sheepherder

[sheep-hur-der] / ˈʃipˌhɜr dər /


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Let Silicon Valley chase a sleek future of frictionless rectangles and orbs: Brian’s creation, Charles, is a towering, homemade shambles with gray hair and a doddering shuffle that gives the impression of a retired sheepherder.

From New York Times Jun. 16, 2022

His grandfather had been a sheepherder when he was young and a pastor when he was older.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 11, 2022

Sen. Paul Laxalt — the son of a Basque immigrant sheepherder.

From Seattle Times Aug. 14, 2021

His mother died of cancer several months after he was born, and his father sent the boy and a sister to live with their grandparents in Montrose, Colo., while he worked as a sheepherder.

From Washington Post May 14, 2018

In fact, it soon got so that every other day the balmy sheepherder showed up at the church with another pair of tiny shoes for the saint.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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