herding

Example Sentences

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Ekwe also travels north, joining his fortunes to a Muslim herding clan.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Most were from Bedouin and herding communities in Area C. At the start of this year, 600 people were forced from one Bedouin village, Ras Ein al-Auja, in the Jordan Valley.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

But in this case, reporters seem to be herding without much to show for it.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

Abdirahman, a 60-year-old grandmother, was bitten while herding livestock in Mandera county in Kenya's northeast, a hotspot for the parasite but with only three treatment facilities capable of treating the disease.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

All the sheep pushed away from the door at once, herding together like a school of fish and pinning us against the wall so hard the breath was pressed out of us.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs