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

We were herded into hastily set-up clinics to get shots of gamma globulin, which was thought to boost our immune systems.

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2024

He remembers feeling as if he and his neighbors were being herded like animals.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 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

At half-past eight, Dicey herded everybody back into the mall, to use the bathrooms they had found earlier.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt