shepherd
noun
a person who herds, tends, and guards sheep.
has shepherded
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present perfectof shepherd (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Potts’s company, whose team has shepherded a combined 13 drugs through Food and Drug Administration approval, is one of a growing number of biotechs going to extreme lengths to stay secret.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Moore’s backers say he has shepherded the department through a period of unprecedented upheaval shaped by a worldwide pandemic and a social uprising that followed the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
Beshear said his administration has shepherded the progress, working with the neighboring states on those bridge projects.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2023
Although the coalition government has shepherded Spain out of the COVID-19 pandemic, made the economy among the fastest growing in the EU and introduced several ground-breaking laws, something was sorely lacking.
From Washington Times ● May 29, 2023
It has shepherded some small flocks of cloud afield and folded others.
From The Rhythm of Life by Alice Christiana Thompson Meynell
