shepherd
noun
a person who herds, tends, and guards sheep.
has been shepherding
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present perfect progressiveof shepherd (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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But we may be starting a new era, according to Rick Castellano, a vice president at Sallie Mae, who has been shepherding the company’s data collection since 2014.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
At the Los Angeles premiere of “Wicked,” producer Marc Platt, who has been shepherding the project since producing the 2003 Broadway show, struck an early campaign tone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2024
Bright has been shepherding the congregation even as he mourns his 80-year-old aunt, Ollie Reeves, who helped raise him as a boy.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 28, 2022
Besides coaching Tiger Woods for four years, Foley has been shepherding Cameron Champ, the 22-year-old, exceptionally long-hitting Texas A&M senior who was impressive in the U.S.
From Golf Digest ● Oct. 30, 2017
But as negotiations Kerry has been shepherding since last summer began to unravel several weeks ago, Kerry’s team proposed a “grand bargain.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2014
