shepherd
noun
a person who herds, tends, and guards sheep.
have been shepherding
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present perfect progressiveof shepherd.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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“For a lifetime, you have been shepherding the people of Washington, D.C.,” said Mayor Muriel E. Bowser, who brought her young daughter to the gala.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 4, 2019
Said Osberne: "I have been shepherding sheep; may it not buy me off the stripes that I have found two of the lost ones, and brought back all safe?"
From The Sundering Flood by May Morris
