shepherd
noun
a person who herds, tends, and guards sheep.
shepherdless
-
a word derived from
shepherd.
Example Sentences
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The pulpit became the rostrum where the shepherdless masses were entertained with vague essays on such general terms as righteousness, human dignity, light, progress, truth, and right.
From History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology by Hurst, J. F. (John Fletcher)
No longer do the shepherdless dogs drive the flock asunder in a hundred different directions.
From The Bride of Dreams by Auw, Mellie von
A disfranchised class in an industrial republic like ours is as much at the mercy of an enfranchised class as is a flock of shepherdless sheep at the mercy of a pack of wolves.
From The Ballotless Victim of One-Party Governments The American Negro Academy, Occasional Papers No. 16 by Grimké, Archibald Henry
What would happen to his covenant if the flock were left so long shepherdless?
From Duncan Polite The Watchman of Glenoro by MacGregor, Mary Esther Miller
Therefore beware of sentimental contemplation of the sad condition of the shepherdless sheep which does not move you to do anything to help them.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII by Maclaren, Alexander
