shepherd
Example Sentences
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Unless you are at the level of wealth where you’re hiring a full-time money manager to shepherd your family foundation, you should retain control over your finances.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
He woke up before 3 a.m. the day of the verdict and read the 23rd Psalm, translating it from Hebrew, which begins, “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
If the customer wanted cool, Jacobs would be their shepherd, skipping hand-in-hand with them into the future with abandon.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
“He’s a shepherd that got up with the sun and watched his flock and tried to survive,” Donovan says.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
Whistles and air horns sound around us as the Haganah members shepherd us, women and children, into the lifeboats.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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