Explore Helm through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like leadership or leading. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Helm in a sentence
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Helm meaning
- The tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to steer the rudder of a marine vessel; also, the entire steering apparatus of a vessel.
- The use of a helm (sense 1); also, the amount of space through which a helm is turned.
- The member of a vessel's crew in charge of steering the vessel; a helmsman or helmswoman.
Synonyms of Helm
Using Helm
- The main meaning on this page is: The tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to steer the rudder of a marine vessel; also, the entire steering apparatus of a vessel. | The use of a helm (sense 1); also, the amount of space through which a helm is turned. | The member of a vessel's crew in charge of steering the vessel; a helmsman or helmswoman.
- Useful related words include: steering system, steering mechanism, leadership, leading.
- In the example corpus, helm often appears in combinations such as: the helm, helm of, helm the.
Context around Helm
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 5 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Helm
- In this selection, "helm" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, brigitte, lee, weather, clothing, hammerhand and owns stand out and add context to how "helm" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include at the helm of affairs and at the helm of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "helm" sits close to words such as accelerate, armstrong and brien, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with helm
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
At that time, the PTI was at the helm of affairs. (11 words)
Chad Helm is the owner of The Helm Clothing, a retailer downtown. (12 words)
At first, it seems like an unlikely prospect that Anderson would ever helm afilm. (14 words)
Draycote Water SC members took podium places in three of the seven fleets, with Noah Byrd from Rugby winning the Felixstowe Salver for the best under-14 helm, and Ed Whittaker from Leamington winning the City of Plymouth Salver for the best under-12 helm. (45 words)
Lee helm, the opposite of weather helm, is generally considered to be dangerous because the vessel turns away from the wind when the helm is released, thus increasing forces on the sail at a time when the helmsperson is not in control. (42 words)
Literary critic W. H. Helm calls one "the French Dickens" and the other "the English Balzac", Helm, 124 while another critic, Richard Lehan, states that "Balzac was the bridge between the comic realism of Dickens and the naturalism of Zola ". (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
Helm's drumming was often praised: critic Jon Carroll declared that Helm was "the only drummer who can make you cry," while prolific session drummer Jim Keltner admits to appropriating several of Helm's techniques.
Lee helm, the opposite of weather helm, is generally considered to be dangerous because the vessel turns away from the wind when the helm is released, thus increasing forces on the sail at a time when the helmsperson is not in control.
Chad Helm is the owner of The Helm Clothing, a retailer downtown.
Draycote Water SC members took podium places in three of the seven fleets, with Noah Byrd from Rugby winning the Felixstowe Salver for the best under-14 helm, and Ed Whittaker from Leamington winning the City of Plymouth Salver for the best under-12 helm.
It tells the story of Rohan's king Helm Hammerhand, the namesake of Helm's Deep.
Helm owns an adult entertainment and exotic dancer business, Sinful Desires, and Helm said Kartes worked for him.
Amy Helm isn't just Levon Helm's daughter, she's a well-regarded singer/songwriter in her own right.
Literary critic W. H. Helm calls one "the French Dickens" and the other "the English Balzac", Helm, 124 while another critic, Richard Lehan, states that "Balzac was the bridge between the comic realism of Dickens and the naturalism of Zola ".
Singers Manuel, Danko, and Helm each brought a distinctive voice to the Band: Helm's Southern voice had more than a hint of country, Danko sang tenor, and Manuel alternated between falsetto and baritone.
These roles sometimes are incorrectly attributed to Brigitte Helm, since they appear just above the last credit in the list, which is Brigitte Helm as Maria.
A little over five months after leaving office, former President Muhammadu Buhari said he doesn't miss being at the helm of the nation's affairs.
Also at the helm of the company is Abbigale Loncke-Watson, who has founded several companies including MBW Energy Support Services and is behind the non-profit WeLead Caribbean.
A popular cafe is celebrating its first birthday with a new owner at the helm.
Applauding the leadership style of Senator Godswill Akpabio, he explained that within the last five months, he has demonstrated a high level of intelligence and sagacity while at the helm of affairs in the National Assembly.
Arsenal have splashed over £526m across the eight transfer windows with Arteta at the helm, a figure soon to see another increase.
As manager, Janes has already won five trophies in his 18 months at the helm, including this season's Hellenic League Division One title, which earned The Plums' promotion to The Hellenic Premier.
As soon as he takes the BOJ’s helm, the nominee will likely face intense market pressure for change, even if he may prefer to take time to carefully assess the past decade’s extraordinary stimulus measures as an economist.
At first, it seems like an unlikely prospect that Anderson would ever helm afilm.
At that time, the PTI was at the helm of affairs.
At the helm is head coach Lauren Morton, who is entering her fifth season.
Common combinations with helm
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the helm 139×
- helm of 55×
- helm the 11×
- helm and 9×
- to helm 9×
- helm as 6×
- helm in 6×
- helm for 6×
- helm is 5×
- helm at 5×