How to Use at the helm in a Sentence
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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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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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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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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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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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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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The central bank held its first meeting with Warsh at the helm in late June.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 2 July 2026
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This doesn’t mean that Chong’s fifth stab at the helm should be written off so easily.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
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With the 26-year-old at the helm, the Lakers will begin a new era.
—Valentina Martinez, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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The biggest question, though, is whether Armas will be at the helm to see that through.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
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So is the experience level of the coach at the helm of the program.
—Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Mar. 2023
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The perspective of the captain at the helm impacts the success of the ship.
—Kristin Westcott Grant, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Bruce Bochy enters his second year at the helm of the Texas Rangers.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Feb. 2024
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So how does one land a job that puts her at the helm of hosting at three of the most important people in the world?
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 13 Aug. 2024
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During the streak there have only been three head coaches at the helm of the Wildcats.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2025
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Matthieu Blazy has revitalized the house of Chanel in his short time at the helm.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
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Silas wasn't able to bring the Rockets back to relevance in his three seasons at the helm.
—Michael Shapiro, Chron, 10 Apr. 2023
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