goatherd

Example Sentences

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An old goatherd imparts sage advice, telling Damien that “time shifts for the grieving. Our bodies change; things don’t quite appear the same anymore.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2023

His father, a goatherd, added to his income with railroad construction work.

From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2022

During their travels, they arrived at a dilapidated church, where, at Lucas’s command, a young goatherd was sent into a cave amid the ruins.

From The New Yorker • May 24, 2019

Putnam, 46, did not set out to be a goatherd.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2018

During this talk, Melanthios the goatherd came in, driving goats for the suitors’ feast, with his two herdsmen.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer