one of the herd

Example Sentences

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The Royal Welsh also selected one of the herd to be its regimental mascot, although it was not a straightforward affair as Fusilier Shenkin IV repeatedly gave soldiers the slip.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2022

One Marquette professor remembers him as "independent, not one of the herd, a take-charge guy."

From Time Magazine Archive

In a few minutes the steer picked the new bull up, quieted him down, and made him one of the herd.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

He was told to bleed one of the herd, boil the blood, and take it to the cowhouse at midnight. 

From Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales by Owen, Elias

There were no females there yet to fight for and they evidently recognized him as one of the herd and not a stranger.

From The Beach of Dreams by Stacpoole, H. De Vere (Henry De Vere)