shepherd
noun
a person who herds, tends, and guards sheep.
is shepherding
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present progressiveof shepherd (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Lord Falconer, who along with Leadbeater is shepherding the bill through Parliament, has said the legislation has "absolutely no hope" of becoming law without a "fundamental change" in the House of Lords' approach.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
Because while OpenAI isn’t generating revenue yet, the revolution it is shepherding is fueling a major economic impact: fewer jobs for humans.
From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2025
Mr. Alexander is shepherding the Bar-Kays into their sixth decade.
From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2017
And Presley is shepherding a pair of television projects that she hopes will reveal something of “the inner Elvis Presley.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2016
I. The Lord is my Shepherd: or—as the Greek, vibrating to the force of the original—The Lord is shepherding me; I shall not want.
From Four Psalms XXIII. XXXVI. LII. CXXI. Interpreted for practical use by Sir George Adam Smith
