Shepard

American  

[shep-erd] / ˈʃɛp ərd /

noun

1. Alan Bartlett, Jr., 1923–1998, U.S. astronaut: first American in space, May 5, 1961.

2. Sam, 1943–2017, U.S. playwright, actor, and director.

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Shepard British  

/ ˈʃɛpəd /

noun

1. Alan Bartlett, Jr. 1923–98, US naval officer; first US astronaut in space (1961)

2. Sam original name Samuel Shepard Rogers. born 1943, US dramatist, film actor, and director. His plays include Chicago (1966), The Tooth of Crime (1972), and Buried Child (1978): films as actor include Days of Heaven (1978) and The Right Stuff (1983); films as director include Far North (1989) and Silent Tongue (1994)

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Example Sentences

Now, “so long ago” was only back in 2021, on Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert,” and the targets, the couple said at the time, were specific.

From Los Angeles Times

Shepard brought the light touch of Punch magazine to creation of the Hundred Acre Wood.

From The Wall Street Journal

Quite different in temperament and never friends, both Milne and Shepard drew on their happy childhoods, with the Milnes moving slightly up the social scale and the Shepards sliding down.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket lifted off from its Texas launch site in April and took the six woman-crew on an 11-minute flight which crossed the internationally recognised boundary of space.

From BBC

New Shepard, Blue Origin's reusable sub-orbital launch vehicle, took off from the company's Texas launch pad at 14:15 GMT.

From BBC