shepherd
noun
a person who herds, tends, and guards sheep.
will shepherd
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future tenseof shepherd.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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They include tanker owner AET, which commissioned batteries for a vessel that will shepherd bigger ships into the Gulf of Mexico, which the U.S. now calls the Gulf of America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
Near the town of Vidangoz, the sheep will graze until mid-September when the weather changes, and Sanz will shepherd his flock back south.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2023
"It has been a great honour making them so successful. The pageants are now in the hands of a great company that will shepherd them to even greater levels of success."
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2022
A local guide will shepherd you down sleepy alleys by tuk tuk and introduce you to shopkeepers and restaurateurs whose recipes go back generations.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2020
Under the Disney umbrella, Watts will shepherd Fox’s slate of more adult-oriented films.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2018
