tiller

Example Sentences

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In particular, the rear-axle steering—standard equipment on the Turbo S—puts a huge tiller in the water, giving the Turbo S an easy, trust-building precision as the cornering loads build.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

It would have worked if supply and demand were holding the tiller.

From Salon • May 28, 2024

Some have detected in this latest gesture at the Elysée a new, single-handed touch to the tiller of state.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2023

With Williams at the tiller, Canlis earned one of the few four-star reviews ever awarded by The Seattle Times.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2022

A chill took him and he lashed the tiller over with the tail of the mainsheet and went below for a moment to get his windbreaker.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen