Sheppard

/ (ˈʃɛpəd) /


noun
  1. Jack. 1702–24, English criminal, whose daring escapes from prison were celebrated in many contemporary ballads and plays

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How to use Sheppard in a sentence

  • The arts too, were busied in handing to posterity memoranda for us never to follow the example of Jack Sheppard.

  • The doctor would be on the rock by the time breakfast was ended and the letter to Mrs. Sheppard written.

    The Pillar of Light | Louis Tracy
  • Mrs. Sheppard had sent a portmanteau for Constance and Enid, so they, too, soon scurried below with the others.

    The Pillar of Light | Louis Tracy
  • Excepting my loyal servant and friend, Mrs. Sheppard, and the agent and solicitors of my estate, none knew of my whereabouts.

    The Pillar of Light | Louis Tracy
  • Mrs. Sheppard and the servant had retired to rest, worn out with the anxious uncertainties of events reported from the lighthouse.

    The Pillar of Light | Louis Tracy