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
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
When I finally rolled up, I realized what I thought was the end point was a deserted Mongolian shepherd village.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
"Finn's law" was named after German shepherd Finn, who suffered near-fatal injuries as he protected PC Dave Wardell from an attacker in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, in 2016.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
And then I can return, triumphant, your relics in my arms, and shepherd you through the canonization process myself!
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.