shepherdess

Example Sentences

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Elizabeth was originally depicted as a shepherdess with a crook and a lamb.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

As the eldest shepherdess, Annar kisses the door of one of the ranches, says a prayer and steps inside carrying a hotplate with burning leaves.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2023

But it’s an older character—Bo Peep, a ceramic shepherdess in a yearslong flirtation with Sheriff Woody—who’s the film’s greatest delight and most original creation.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2019

A shepherdess who heard the voices of saints in the sound of church bells, she led the French army toward decisive victories in the Hundred Years’ War before being tried for heresy, witchcraft and cross-dressing.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2018

Her mother stepped over the pieces of the broken little shepherdess.

From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo