rudder

Example Sentences

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A nation without stories is a boat without a rudder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Giving evidence at the Old Bailey in London, Motin said he was told by somebody in the shipping company that a similar vessel experienced a "sudden rudder blockage".

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

I’ve got rudder pedals on the floor and all these controls.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025

It's the latest in a series of dozens of such incidents, including a yacht that was sunk last November after orcas, also known as killer whales, rammed the yacht's rudder.

From Salon • May 14, 2024

He pushed the tiller and then he pulled it, but it swung loose and empty in his hand and he knew his rudder was broken.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr