keel

Example Sentences

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Now it is back on a more even keel.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

All the news—every bit of it—suggests Canada finding its way back to an even keel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

His job now is to keep the team and drivers on an even keel, to try to brush off the pressure and focus on the job in hand.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025

It’s the humidity, which has spiked to over 80%, that has them feeling ready to keel over between sets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Five times, Brown had to climb out on the wing to chip away the ice before the engines stalled while Alcock fought desperately to keep the plane on an even keel.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler