at the helm
idiom
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.
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The Angels are 40-41 on the season, and have a 7-4 record with Montgomery at the helm.
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2025
All the signs are there that the restaurant, which has not been open since early April, is closing and most likely not reopening, at least not as Maty’s and definitely not with Valerie Chang at the helm.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
There was a large amount of blood by the driver’s seat and on the back side of the window at the helm of the boat.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
In the season three premiere, Ada’s back by Agnes’s side, this time as a wealthy widow at the helm of their household after her nephew Oscar squandered the van Rhijn fortune.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 23 June 2025
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2025
All the signs are there that the restaurant, which has not been open since early April, is closing and most likely not reopening, at least not as Maty’s and definitely not with Valerie Chang at the helm.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
There was a large amount of blood by the driver’s seat and on the back side of the window at the helm of the boat.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
In the season three premiere, Ada’s back by Agnes’s side, this time as a wealthy widow at the helm of their household after her nephew Oscar squandered the van Rhijn fortune.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 23 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for at the helm
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“At the helm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20helm. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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