at the helm

idiom

: steering a boat or ship

The ship's captain was at the helm.

: in charge of an organization

He left after only a year at the helm of the corporation.

Examples of at the helm in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Longtime friends and San Francisco State classmates — and first-time restaurateurs — Linh Jee and Sophia Cheng will be at the helm of three Bay Area franchises, starting with Danville. —

Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 29 May 2024 Motorcycles are given priority in ferry lines, and so the three of us have been corralled together at the helm of a long line of cars at the Wood Islands terminal. —

Emily Zebel, Longreads, 23 May 2024 Three years later, Walmsley is still at the helm and the drugmaker is finally showing signs of improvement. —

Ashleigh Furlong, Fortune Europe, 21 May 2024 The prospect of a JPMorgan without Dimon at the helm is daunting enough, but even more so now considering how rocky the economy is at the moment. —

Paolo Confino, Fortune, 21 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for at the helm

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