herd cattle
Frequency: 6.05.8 per million words
To make cattle move together as a group.
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- The cowboys use horses to herd the cattle across the open range.
- Last spring, they herded the cattle up to the summer pastures.
- It takes a skilled dog to help a farmer herd cattle effectively.
- We spent the entire morning herding cattle from one field to another.
- In the old days, they would herd cattle for hundreds of miles to the nearest railhead.
- The rancher is using a drone to herd his cattle back to the barn.
- Before the storm hits, we need to herd all the cattle into the shelter.
- His family has been herding cattle in this valley for generations.
- You can't just herd cattle by shouting; you need to understand their behavior.
- The children watched as the farmhands began to herd the cattle for the night.