How to Use helm in a Sentence

helm

1 of 2 noun
  • Noticing puts you back at the helm.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • Yet her time at the helm is likely to last only a few games more.
    Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Eisenberg replaced him at the helm.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 June 2026
  • When he was named to succeed Steve Jobs at the helm.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
  • There is too much to lose from having another crank at the helm.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
  • Rome wasn’t built in a day, but the Rockies have got the right guy at the helm.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
  • Allen took helm at the district at a time of high tension for the district.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Cox didn’t take a traditional path to the helm.
    Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Martha Stewart manned the helm of a giant wheel barrel of gourds.
    Grace McCarty, SELF, 29 Sep. 2023
  • On deck, sun pads sit on the bow, with the helm to port and a seating area and table to starboard.
    Kathleen Turner, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The helm has also been moved to the flybridge to free up space in the living quarters.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Being at the helm of your country’s first World Cup win sure changes things.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 22 June 2026
  • During his time at the helm, the Kings ranked second in the league in both goals against and shots against.
    Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 17 June 2026
  • Suddenly, not only were there younger faces at the protests, there were women at their helm.
    Christina Capatides, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2020
  • The captain’s cabin, meanwhile, sits on the upper deck near the helm.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Allen-Miller helms The Roots Manœuvre from her own script.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Aft of the helm, a seating area with sun pads aft makes a comfortable guest arrangement.
    Kathleen Turner, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Tesla shares rose on the news that Musk found someone else to take Twitter’s helm.
    Diego Lasarte, Quartz, 12 May 2023
  • Passing the baton Cordani saw his role evolve over his 17 years at the helm.
    Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 19 June 2026
  • The vessel’s single helm (which frees up space in the main-deck salon) is located on this bridge.
    Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The helm station includes a space-age seat and floating dashboard that adds to the vessel’s sense of style.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The book opens with a missive from his desk about the Plaza Athénée and his time thus far at its creative helm.
    Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Mendoza has a 182-173 record in his three seasons at the helm.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
  • Nobody wants to see a futurist war movie with Berg and Sheridan at the helm.
    David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • But after five years at the helm in Orlando, his time ran out on Monday.
    Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
  • But then the team made a significant change at the helm and that seemed to unlock some improvement.
    Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • His first full year at the helm was defined by injury instability.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
  • The chief baseball officer is entering his fourth season at the helm.
    Katie McInerney, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Maybe with a more daring hand on the helm, our voyage wouldn’t have run out of suspense before the conclusion.
    Courtney Howard, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
  • He has been tapped to helm Pepe as corporate executive chef.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 27 May 2026

helm

2 of 2 verb
  • Hill helmed the feature from a script he co-wrote with Ezra Woods.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Mann, who directed Fall, will helm the third film.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Safdie helmed the film from a script he co-wrote with Ronald Bronstein.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Fennell helmed the movie from her own script that is based on Brontë’s book.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
  • And Kevin Warsh will helm his first meeting as Fed chair.
    Gail Krishnan, CNBC, 16 June 2026
  • Parsons helmed the movie from a script by Will Soodik.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
  • David Fincher, who helmed the first film, is not involved in the project at this point.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Yet, he has never been tapped to helm the Ryder Cup squad.
    Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Both were helmed by filmmakers who got their start on YouTube.
    Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
  • Stassen got to know Buss throughout the process of helming season one.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Hughes helmed the film from a script he co-wrote with James Beaufort.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Now, for the first time, Hartman is helming an artwork of her own.
    Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 10 June 2026
  • Marco Rose will instead helm Bournemouth next term.
    Luke Bosher, New York Times, 24 May 2026
  • The pastor helmed a trust, of which Nathan Gingles was a co-trustee.
    Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Erupcja marks the latest film Charli has helmed.
    Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2026
  • There was also an understanding about who would be needed to helm the project.
    Nekesa Mumbi Moody, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Both were helmed by Chef Joseph Melluso.
    Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2026
  • The six-track project is the third in a six-album series being helmed by Martin.
    Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Lady Gaga helmed her own halftime show back in 2017.
    Lara Walsh, InStyle, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Columbus has no interest in helming a comic book these days.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Ritchie, who directed the first two episodes of the season, is set to helm the season two premiere as well.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Queen Latifah, who last hosted 30 years ago, will helm the awards show.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026
  • If elected, Takaichi would be the first woman to helm the world's fourth-largest economy.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
  • That’s what made the project so alluring for Wright as a director, who helmed three of the episodes.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 9 June 2026
  • The process is also helmed by several city council members.
    Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Winslet helmed Goodbye June from a script by her son Joe Anders.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Director Marc Bruni helms a show with its eye on Broadway.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
  • Manning, at least, is still helming a playoff-contending team.
    Chase Goodbread, The Tuscaloosa News, 1 Oct. 2025
  • This will be Wilson’s second time hosting the show, but first time helming it solo.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Knafelc has helmed the program for 16 years and is in his 39th year coaching at the school overall.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026

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