1. guided or led a group of people carefully, especially to keep them safe or together
Usage: past tense of shepherd
2. tended or watched over sheep as a shepherd
Usage: literal sense; past tense of shepherd

Examples

• The teacher shepherded the children across the busy street.
• Security guards shepherded visitors through the museum.
• The tour guide shepherded the group to the next exhibit.
• She shepherded her elderly parents through the airport.
• The farmer shepherded his flock to the pasture every morning.
• Volunteers shepherded evacuees to the emergency shelter.
• The coach shepherded the young players through their first tournament.