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

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 • Nov. 26, 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

He had a pillowcase in one hand, and when he bent over occasionally, I knew he was picking out the dead chicks, or the ones that were hobbling around, getting ready to keel over.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings