keel
Example Sentences
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She said there need to be "some real fundamental changes from within" but that "someone needs to steady the ship, someone needs to get it back on an even keel".
From BBC
“It’s a false equivalency,” he said, “to say that we need to do everything on an even keel in California, but Texas” — which redrew its political map to boost Republicans — “can do whatever they want.”
From Los Angeles Times
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
The BlackFly takes off and lands on its curved keel, doesn’t have wheels and is surprisingly easy to operate.
It takes off and lands on its curved keel.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
