Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: shepard
IPA transcription: [ʃ'ɛpɚd]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Shepard, Alan_Shepard, Alan_Bartlett_Shepard_Jr.
    Meaning: astronaut who made the first United States' suborbital rocket-powered flight in 1961 (1923-1998)
  • Synonyms: Shepard, Sam_Shepard
    Meaning: United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
Usage examples
  • "Shepard came in this morning.
  • But Shepard himself acted first.
  • "Take good care of yourself, Mr. Shepard.
  • "What is it, Mr. Shepard?" asked Colonel Winchester.
  • It was Shepard again, dustier than ever, his face pale from weariness.
  • Shepard turned at that moment, and the colonel caught sight of his face.
  • But Shepard had said also that he would not be able to cross the river again.
  • "I did not expect to find events so far advanced in Charleston," said Shepard.
  • "A happy chance has put me at the same place as Mr. Kenton," continued Shepard easily.
  • He knew by his rigid attitude that he was looking intently at the battery and he knew, moreover, that it was Shepard.