keel
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Now it is back on a more even keel.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
After decades of "boom and bust", cross-border retail in Newry and Dundalk is on "an even keel", according to business leaders in the area.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025
The BlackFly takes off and lands on its curved keel, doesn’t have wheels and is surprisingly easy to operate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 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
The anther and the stigma mature inside the flower’s clasplike keel, and the pollen is dusted directly from a flower’s anther to its own stigma.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
![]()
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.