Explore Shepherdess through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like sheepherder or shepherd. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Shepherdess in a sentence
Shepherdess meaning
- A female shepherd.
- A large and deep armchair with a cushion.
Synonyms of Shepherdess
Using Shepherdess
- The main meaning on this page is: A female shepherd. | A large and deep armchair with a cushion.
- Useful related words include: sheepherder, shepherd, sheepman.
- In the example corpus, shepherdess often appears in combinations such as: the shepherdess, shepherdess and.
Context around Shepherdess
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Shepherdess
- In this selection, "shepherdess" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, young, exhibited, looking, sitting and reclining stand out and add context to how "shepherdess" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include essence the shepherdess and the and he exhibited shepherdess sitting at. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "shepherdess" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with shepherdess
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Jessie cared for the sheep and Betty the cattle – they were in essence the shepherdess and the cow girl. (19 words)
Subjects Bergère nue couchée (Shepherdess - reclining nude) by Berthe Morisot Berthe Morisot, The Artist's Daughter Julie with her Nanny, c. 1884. (22 words)
In 1984, scientists at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston x-rayed Millet's 1870 painting The Young Shepherdess looking for minor changes, and discovered that it was painted over Captivity. (32 words)
In the Salon of that year, he exhibited Shepherdess Sitting at the Edge of the Forest, a very small oil painting which marked a turning away from previous idealized pastoral subjects, in favor of a more realistic and personal approach. (40 words)
The goatherders invite the Knight and Sancho to the funeral of Grisóstomo, once a student who left his studies to become a shepherd after reading pastoral novels (paralleling Don Quixote's decision to become a knight), seeking the shepherdess Marcela. (40 words)
In 1984, scientists at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston x-rayed Millet's 1870 painting The Young Shepherdess looking for minor changes, and discovered that it was painted over Captivity. (32 words)
Example sentences (5)
Jessie cared for the sheep and Betty the cattle – they were in essence the shepherdess and the cow girl.
In 1984, scientists at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston x-rayed Millet's 1870 painting The Young Shepherdess looking for minor changes, and discovered that it was painted over Captivity.
In the Salon of that year, he exhibited Shepherdess Sitting at the Edge of the Forest, a very small oil painting which marked a turning away from previous idealized pastoral subjects, in favor of a more realistic and personal approach.
Subjects Bergère nue couchée (Shepherdess - reclining nude) by Berthe Morisot Berthe Morisot, The Artist's Daughter Julie with her Nanny, c. 1884.
The goatherders invite the Knight and Sancho to the funeral of Grisóstomo, once a student who left his studies to become a shepherd after reading pastoral novels (paralleling Don Quixote's decision to become a knight), seeking the shepherdess Marcela.
Common combinations with shepherdess
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: