How to Use at the helm in a Sentence
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Guests can even take a turn at the helm.
—Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2025
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This is the man that has been at the helm.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
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This is his first training camp at the helm.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
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With Seacrest and White now at the helm.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
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With Posen at the helm, there’re much more where that came from.
—Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2025
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To trust that Christ is at the helm, even when the waves rise.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
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Our program is in good hands with Greg at the helm.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
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That would have been the case with Logie at the helm, as well.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
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James Neale brings these dishes to life at the helm of the kitchen.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2026
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For the past four decades, the forest service has been at the helm.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
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With Ford now at the helm, Jaguar should be able to keep the lights on.
—Dick Kelley, Car and Driver, 8 July 2023
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This was to be Tudor’s final match at the helm.
—Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
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And with Vy Nguyen at the helm, that future looks bright.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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Colorado is lucky to have DeGette at the helm of this fight.
—Brittany Pettersen, Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2026
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All with maybe the league’s best coach, Jon Cooper, at the helm.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
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Smith, who has been at the helm for about a year, has no plans to leave, a department spokesman said.
—Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
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Russ is now at the helm to oversee the closeout of an agency that long ago went off the rails.
—Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
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Tsui’s first edition at the helm — the event’s 51st — will come next March.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
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But all were on the lower level when the boat hit the rocks, so none of them saw who was at the helm then.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
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Being at the helm of the family business has been a dream come true for him.
—Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 2 Aug. 2025
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Bar manager Kevin Williams is at the helm.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 20 Jan. 2026
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Even shareholders have soured to the idea of Elon Musk at the helm.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
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Soon after, the partners sought out Ruth Ross to sit at the helm.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 19 Aug. 2023
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Film, to me, often reflects the person at the helm of the camera.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2024
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This is a show that requires multiple people at the helm.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
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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
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Newman says her dream home turned into a nightmare with the Judges at the helm.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
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Gabriela Hearst will exit Chloé after three years at the helm of the brand.
—Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 June 2023
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Indianapolis couldn’t pick up a win with Rivers at the helm.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
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This is a shoplifting comedy without any pros at the helm.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2026
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