shepherd
Example Sentences
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I went back to my station with my stomach in my throat, where it stayed firmly lodged all morning as I shepherded people up and down in the elevator.
From Literature
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A local shepherd told the BBC he was at the shop about 30 minutes beforehand, offering to supply the family with yoghurt.
From BBC
The uplighted orrery glows on the faces of two boys who lean into the circuits of solar orbit as it once glowed on the faces of the shepherds and magi at the crib in Bethlehem.
Now, she said, the reaction switched: “Oh my, it’s a girl with a big German shepherd.”
He noted the word “rahi” means “shepherd” in Arabic, and that Al-Rahi was a “true pastor” who had rushed to help wounded parishioners “without hesitation.”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.