Sentence examples for riding herd from inspiring English sources

Riding herd on any teenager presents challenges.

This is the real surge, with a dwindling number of overseers riding herd.

I will certainly make sure that we're riding herd on it very very closely".

Of course, it was partially Valentine's fault for not riding herd on this sloppy bunch.

As a candidate, Obama looked as if he would be great at riding herd on the N.S.A.'s excesses.

Civility is important, as is riding herd on players to stay on track for graduation, and stepping into difficult circumstances.

But he uses needling humor to ride herd on lawyers.

By Friday, the government appeared to be struggling to ride herd on the journalists.

The director, Kelly O'Donnell, manages to ride herd on the proceedings, building a fine, fizzy momentum.

Unfortunately, the regulatory agency that was supposed to ride herd on unsafe plants was equally negligent.

Against spectacular backdrops, the horses do everything from gallop to ford rivers to ride herd.