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

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

You’re very even keel on the surface, so the fact that you say that is also kind of surprising.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025

When I crouch and look under, down at the bottom by the keel, I can see where one whole plank has come loose.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick