herded

Example Sentences

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The 100-odd surviving islanders were herded into a walled village.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Once guests were successfully herded inside, it took even more wrangling to get everyone to sit down.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2025

She spoke sitting on a chair on the same railway platform where tens of thousands of Czechoslovak Jews were herded onto trains bound for the Theresienstadt ghetto.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2024

Kudos to all the drivers who patiently allowed their commute to pause while the mother duck herded her children across the highway.

From Seattle Times • May 19, 2024

We watched as large groups were herded off the barge and simply left standing on the deserted shore as we pulled away.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys