at the helm

phrase

1

: steering a boat or ship

The ship's captain was at the helm.

2

: in charge of an organization

He left after only a year at the helm of the corporation.

Examples of at the helm in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Last year marked her first edition at the helm of the event and also the first time the festival elected a female head. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 16 July 2026

The Vikings, however, have been rather impressive on the defense ball with Flores at the helm. — Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

During O’Neill’s time at the helm, Kennedy slashed the number of diseases covered in the pediatric immunization schedule, altered the CDC website to include inaccurate information and packed a key CDC advisory committee with vaccine skeptics. — Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Folsom named its new city attorney Wednesday putting a familiar face at the helm of the city’s legal department. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

Rhymes for at the helm

• overwhelm
• elm
• realm